Production: Reading and Social Skills Presentations

Role: Prototypes and Production Design

In the hybrid material classroom, digital presentations are a teacher’s essential tool.

The first versions I worked on were static, horizontal, projectable pages. During prototyping I tested the contrast levels of the design color system in a dark meeting room in the New York office and used those results to create the color system for the project. I created prototypes and templates to hand off to a production team.

The next version was editable, accessible Powerpoint presentations that could be used in whole-class projections or screen-sharing. My role was once again in prototyping and building templates, however the production for almost all of these files was done in-house. I produced highly templated, mostly static, Reading instruction files, with a team of editors, as well as highly illustrative, interactive Social-Emotional Learning lessons with moving parts.

The capabilities of Powerpoint were stretched to the max. Accessibility was paramount and interactivity was an opportunity to innovate and add interest.