Here are some samples of my work. For each one I’ve included an outline of my design process and talked about the features I like most.
I’ve created a number of them in response to Articulate’s E-Learning Heroes Challenges, and the rest are from courses I’ve created for clients.
Click an image below for the live sample, or the linked text for the written discussion.
 Click Image to Launch Demo The Stuff that Résumés Are Made Of This challenge was to create an interactive résumé or portfolio. I went vintage with a detective-inspired theme and an original soundtrack. |
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This challenge was to use a visual meme to show what it is to be an e-learning designer. I also drew some pictures. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Let’s Start at the End (Of Your Course) This challenge was to come up with some course-ending screens that made sense. I made it happen with some animal buddies and a few disturbing sounds. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo What Do I Think of Storyline? Well, Since You Asked… This challenge was to create a “Top 10” list of resources you’d recommend for Storyline. What sprang to mind I then made spring out of the ground. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo This is Why Freelancers Need Floaties This Articulate challenge was to create a photo collage that tells a story. My story was about a man with a plan – and a nice beach outfit. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo We’ll Always Have the US Passport Office This Articulate challenge was to use interactive screenshots to add value to a UI. I chose to interface with a nice passport application. |
 Click Image to See Larger This Articulate challenge was to take a favorite instructional design quote and create a poster making good use of typography to express it. (My second entry for this challenge. Sometimes they’re too hard to resist.) |
 Click Image to See Larger This Articulate challenge was to take a favorite instructional design quote and create a poster making good use of typography to express it. (My first entry for this challenge.) |
 Click Image to Launch Demo At Last! A Drinking Game I Can Win This Articulate challenge was to come up with a simple game. What’s simpler than drinking your way across Germany? |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Please Don’t Let Me Be Martha Stewart This Articulate challenge was to turn a static infographic into a visually appealing branching scenario. At the end, you get to discover what kind of leader you are. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo What if I Just Dreamed I Made a Great Template? This Articulate challenge was to create an e-learning template with a Winter Olympics theme. There were some health issues, but in the end it all turned out just fine. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Dragging & Dropping Your Seat Mate This Articulate challenge was to create a drag-and-drop interaction. I created a tool where you get to select who sits next to you on your flight. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo No One Loves the “Next” Button Until It’s Gone This Articulate challenge was to find a way to hide the “next” button until the learner has confirmed that they understand a piece of presented material. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Who Let That Guy in Here?: Sexual Harassment Training This company needed a sexual harassment course and I decided it needed a sense of humor. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Show Me The Way to Go Sell: Sales Mobility Software Training This company needed to train salespeople to make sales “on the go” using handheld devices. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo That’s One Dead Mosquito: Product Sales Training This company needed to educate their salespeople about a new family of mosquito-control products. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo The Big Book of Behavior: This company needed to familiarize their employees with their code of professional conduct. |
 Click Image to Launch Demo Don’t Drop That!: This organization needed to teach construction contractors all about reinforcing steel. |
Jackie Van Nice 