Connie Malamed, the author of the widely read The eLearning Coach spoke about graphic design and thinking visually from the perspective of an instructional designer. Connie provided insightful information about the topic of visual design: She mentioned the trait of color to show difference, size, depth, and the reduction of realism.
She showed many examples to bring home her points and to emphasize what she was saying and discussed how emotional graphics, capture attention, evoke a visceral reaction, increase brain activity and make it memorable.




