
A Beginners Guide to Graphic Design
How do we learn?
Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
People learn more from words & pictures than from words alone
How do we learn?
Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
People learn more from words & pictures than from words alone

While not the most professional sounding acronym, C.R.A.P is used far and wide as set of principles in visual web design. C.R.A.P stands for contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity and these are the four principles of design that graphic and visual designers use all the time for websites. As teachers, we might not realize it, but we use many of these principles in our day-to-day classroom work as well.
Contrast: Making things stand out or be muted depending on their importance.
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Alignment: Creating clean, clear, sophisticated images that have a visual flow - connecting everything together
- Keep labels close to their parts to help manage attention & focus

Proximity: We group and place related elements closer to each other to organize information, reduce clutter and give your learner visual clues to help them understand the meaning of what’s being conveyed.
Proximity: We group and place related elements closer to each other to organize information, reduce clutter and give your learner visual clues to help them understand the meaning of what’s being conveyed.
Even More Tips & Tricks
Resources
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Sources
Kitschke, Zach. “5 Graphic Design Tips for Social Media (By: Zach Kitschke).” Mona A. El-Hinnawi, monaelhinnawi.weebly.com/blog/5-graphic-design-tips-for-social-media-by-zach-kitschke. Lutz, Ashleigh. “Graphic Design Tips for Teachers.” Where Learning Clicks, 18 Mar. 2018, blog.edgenuity.com/graphic-design-tips-for-teachers/. Whybrow, Li. “Using C.R.A.P Web Design For ELearning.” ELearning Industry, 21 May 2015, elearningindustry.com/using-crap-web-design-for-elearning. |