We’ve been watching a lot more TV during our Coronavirus social distancing. We have series we watch regularly, but it seems like the TV is always on, even when we’re not watching, just to provide background noise.
A few days ago, I noticed a commercial from a restaurant advertising the multiple ways you can still order while maintaining a safe distancing and observing state and local governments’ regulations. During the advertisement, three icons appear, and while the voiceover offers more information, a circle appears and spins around the particular icon being discussed. I immediately realized that would be a great way to draw emphasis in Storyline or PowerPoint.
There are many possibilities with this design idea, but for my simple example I created three steps in a numbered list. A broken circle appears around each number, and when the slide and its commentary moves to the next point the broken circle disappears and the number becomes washed out. (This color change is accomplished using an object state and trigger.) Next time you need a simple but effective emphasis on a slide, give a variety of this design a try!
Click here to see my example!