Custom Graphics in Articulate Rise
There is a lot of inspiration in the field of instructional design, and today I want to thank Teresa Moreno and Amanda Nguyen for providing me with a spark of creativity.
On my digital portfolio, I had an Articulate Rise lesson on Personal Finance for Beginners that walks through some of the tools I used to pay off my student loans. It was fine - visually straightforward, easy to navigate, and took advantage of the interactions on the platform.
However, I wanted to challenge myself to build something beautiful and immersive. This is a topic that can be very intimidating, so I wanted to create an approachable learning experience.
Working in Adobe Illustrator, I customized image blocks that would flow into one another. The graphics came from my Adobe Stock Images account; I edited these to have a cohesive color scheme. I removed padding from each block to improve the movement of the course.
The downside to this approach is that the responsive lesson looks much better on computer screens than mobile devices. I’m not sure if it would be worth the time and effort to create lessons like this at scale for a large organization, because part of the appeal of Articulate Rise is the rapid development.
For a look at the final product, click here.
