Internet Learning Volume 6, Number 2, Fall 2017/Winter 2018 | Page 61

Internet Learning Journal
书评 : 《使用文字设计提高你的在线学习》
Kinder, H., & Articulate. (2015). 著作来源 :
http://www.helokinder.com/Typography_E-Book.pdf
摘要
本文评论了由 Heloisa Kinder 和 Articulate.com 网站共同创作的
42 页 PDF 电子书《使用文字设计提高你的在线学习》。通过文献资料审视了正确的文字设计风格、字体大小以及字体使用的重要性 , 从而支持学生认真参与在线学习平台。
关键词 : 文字设计 , 在线学习 , 平台 , 用途 , 目的 , 资源
Many of life’s greatest experiences
seem to go better when
pairs complement one another,
for example, great marriages, company
mergers, and tasty food like peanut
butter and jelly. The same can be said
for what helps make E-Learning more
engaging: E-Learning and active faculty,
E-Learning and the software modality,
E-Learning and interactive activities.
One type of pairing that appears
to receive little accolades is E-Learning
and topography, but not anymore. A
2015 eBook (A 42-page downloadable
PDF) entitled, Typography to Improve
Your E-Learning by Heloisa Kinder and
Articulate.com deconstructs how the
proper use of fonts, colors, size, and
positioning, can act like fengshui enticing
students to feel more comfortable,
partake more, engage more, and more
actively feel connected to class requirements.
Mostly drawn from idiosyncratic
and empirical experience, Kinder does
defend several recommended typography
strategies via hyperlinked sources.
The overarching premise is to use the
right choice of fonts to set the mood
and for readability. Chapter 1 discusses
first impressions and uses a hyperlinked
demonstration that shows how different
fonts can be used to match different
images such as the personas of various
professionals, models, and business
people. The examples are striking.
A review of a New York Times
study shows how fonts help to achieve
discussion credibility, a trait that most
E-Learning instructors hope to instill.
Certain fonts, Kinder (2015) maintains,
are better matched for certain course
disciplines. “Let’s say you’re creating
a course on financial security. You’ll
probably want your typeface to convey
a sense of security and protection.
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