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On this page you will find samples of instructional design documents I produced during my postgraduate certificate in Technical Writing:
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Storyboard of a digital resource
The final project for my Technical Writing Graduate Certificate at University of Limerick was to develop a digital learning resource.
I used my hobby as a topic: 3D printing. This is a storyboard proposition for an advanced and technical task: calibrating a desktop 3D printer.
The storyboard is a blueprint of a training resource. The detailed comments outline the design intent for the design team, stakeholders and subject matter experts.
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Interactive E-Learning course
I developed this e-learning module as a proof of concept for a 3D Printing learning series.
For this course I adopted a short format containing 3 stages:
- A video as an attention step.
- A self discovery activity for each learning objective.
- An assessment of each learning objective.
The course was built with Articulate Storyline 360, Apple Keynote, Affinity Designer and Pixelmator.
Use headphones, the course includes video and audio. Hit start when you are ready.
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Poly-tunnel assembly guide
This assignment was part of the Technical Writing Graduate Certificate I validated in 2020 at University of Limerick.
The task was to redesign the assembly guide for a polythene tunnel green house kit (poly-tunnel).
Requirements for the redesign
- Optimised for both digital and printed distribution methods.
- Instructions should allow the end-user to assemble the kit autonomously.
- The document can be used as a reference for the manufacturer and resellers representatives when assisting customers over the phone.
- Include legally required safety information.
- 6 to 8 A5 pages.
Final Product
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loicrequin_18136613_redesigned-instructionsDesign approach
The challenge was to include detailed assembly steps without confusing the user. I used multiple strategies to guide the readers’ focus and give a sense of the components’ scale:
- Hierarchical numbering with 3 levels (I.A.1)
- Callouts with bright yellow logos
- Bold text to locate actions and references at a glance
- Where a smaller scale is required for a visual, I cropped the schematic in a bubble with a grey background.
- Visuals of critical components are enclosed in white shaded bubbles which point at the specific location within the assembly. This removes the need to return to page 3 while following the assembly instructions.
- With the different colour backgrounds, the bubbles can be stacked without compromising on clarity.
To provide an understanding of the finished structure I used a full-scale isometric view through the document. To allow the user to locate the position of the components within the finished object, I placed the instructions and the visuals on the same page whenever possible. Each part is labelled with a letter which refers to the instructions and the inventory on page 3.
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