Small piece of a visual comparison by Raynor
Even though instructional design is not synonymous with graphic design (contrary to some employers’ beliefs), graphic design is obviously a pretty big part of what we do. Even those among us who have the luxury of not doing our own graphic design have to judge and vet others’ work. So it seems like it behooves us to at least talk the talk and spot differences in design and type, to what effect on the overall product.
I’m working on my graphic design and typography chops informally for the time being, which is why I’m grateful for bloggers, among them John Gruber at Daring Fireball, who recently posted:
So You Think You Can Tell Arial From Helvetica? Quiz
Extra credit: Not new, but very interesting… Helvetica (the documentary). Enjoy!