Elearning Material
Typically, Instructional Designers have teaching backgrounds, it may seem that initially, I'm in a new world, but it's not. When it comes to building a curriculum, do teachers realize they apply the same techniques as advertising and graphic designers to create engaging experiences?
Photography
Stock sites are great; however, what if you want to personalize the background with your office, classroom, or specific location. My parents bought me my first camera in kindergarten, a Kodak Polaroid; since then, I have always thought about spaces, people, shapes, and colors when creating what is framed.
Maternity portrait photography by Gayle Bower: smiling pregnant woman with curly hair sitting cross-legged on a colorful patterned bed against a wooden wall background
Children's portrait photography by Gayle Bower: smiling young girl in a white lace dress lying on a fluffy white surface against a soft green background
Newborn portrait photography by Gayle Bower: close-up of baby with blue eyes lying on a white surface wrapped in a pink knitted blanket
Black and white newborn photography by Gayle Bower: infant wrapped in a white blanket being gently cradled in an adult's hands against a soft light background
Outdoor portrait photography by Gayle Bower: young woman with red hair and blue eyes in a white knitted sweater at dusk with bokeh background lighting
Close-up portrait photography by Gayle Bower: young woman with red hair and blue eyes against a textured light blue brick wall, natural light photography
Portrait photography by Gayle Bower: woman with red hair and blue eyes standing against a textured blue brick wall, editorial-style natural light photo
Creative portrait photography by Gayle Bower: woman with red hair and blue eyes looking over her shoulder at a mirror with blurred room background, lifestyle photography
Outdoor portrait photography by Gayle Bower: young woman with red hair leaning against a brick wall surrounded by green foliage and colorful leaf decorations
Graphic Design
Someone once implied that anyone can do graphic design, that all you have to do is move images around on a page until it looks pretty. I disagree with this thought; like instructional design, there is a lot of thought put into the purpose of the visual elements. The direction of the content is just as important as the visible part; graphic design is not flat; it is dimensional; overall goal, is the visual and messaging creating proper action for the audience? Sound familiar?
