What is an animation?

Animations can range from a simple slide motion, like animating a logo when your learner starts a course, to infographics and elements that animate in a variety of ways to explain complex concepts to learners or help them explore specific topics. These add both style and substance to your eLearning.

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Animation: Interactivity Level 1

At level one, your animation will consist of simple transitions such as slide in/out or fade in/out, images, and your organization’s branding elements, like your logo, fonts, and colors.

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Animation: Interactivity Level 2

At level two, your animation includes more dynamic transitions incorporating significant movement and background music while we apply your organization’s branding elements to the motion design.

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Animation: Interactivity Level 3

At level three, your animation is entirely custom. It can include a logo animation, motion graphic movement that excites the viewer, sound effects, and background music, with your organization’s brand on full display.

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Considerations for animation

Animations can also be slow to load if they have a large file size, and it may hinder performance by rendering poorly on low bandwidth connection. The higher the definition, the slower the loading.

Quality, not quantity – invest in creating resources that add value for your learners.

Timing matters – animations should be neither too fast nor too slow.

Delivery always needs to fit with desired outcomes and learning objectives.

Learning Benefits

Help your learners consume a lot of information in a short amount of time
Grab attention with eye-catching visuals
Make instructional material relatable and relevant through well-written storytelling

Usage Examples & Tips

Motion graphics used in scenarios and simulations that incorporate branching functionality and decision-making
Infographics used to explain concepts, steps in a process, or how content relates to one another

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