Most of the visuals are contextual, and lend themselves to easy recall of information. That’s the learning aspect of this glossary.

Visit:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/21/web-design-industry-jargon-glossary-and-resources/

Contextual Visuals in Online Glossaries

It’s something I think about a great deal when asked to create/design a glossary for an e-learning course. I almost always feel a strong compulsion to create contextual visuals for every term to be defined. Sometimes, I want to create SWF animations (mini-movies) to better describe the term along with its written definition.

However, I don’t always get to indulge myself in this compulsion because (a) detailed design elements cost more than the client can afford to spend, and/or (b) the project timeline is too short and we don’t have the luxury of the time it takes to create these wonderful, visual elements.

How about you? If you have examples of visually compelling online glossaries, please post the URLs in this post’s Comments section.

Thanks, Smashing Magazine, for another “Always Learning” resource.