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3 Determining<br />

A Responsive eLearning Design Strategy<br />

3.3: Challenges and Solutions<br />

3.3.1: Design<br />

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Font Type: Another aspect that worries designers<br />

is the selection of the font type. Generally, sans<br />

serif fonts are recommended for digital devices.<br />

Jessica Hische recommends the Il1 test to check<br />

readability of sans serif fonts, to see how well an<br />

uppercase "I", a lowercase "l" and a "1" are<br />

differentiable.<br />

It is also recommended that the <strong>us</strong>e of italicized<br />

sans serif fonts be avoided. An italicized font<br />

tends to get pixelated and can be difficult to read<br />

especially for dyslexic <strong>us</strong>ers.<br />

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Images, Graphics and Animations: Most eLearning courses include images or vector graphics, and<br />

animations of varying complexities. When developing <strong>responsive</strong> eLearning, designers may encounter<br />

a number of challenges <strong>with</strong> regards to these layout elements.<br />

The following page highlights some recommendations for handling these different visual elements in<br />

<strong>responsive</strong> eLearning projects.<br />

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