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Supporting the ID Community: A Job Aid Design

A step-by-step guide that helps instructional designers self-host their Articulate projects on Amazon Web Services — for free, with no advanced technical knowledge required.

Audience
Instructional designers hosting Articulate portfolios
Format
Visual step-by-step job aid
Tools
Amazon Web Services (S3), Articulate
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Problem

Many instructional designers struggle with showcasing their projects effectively on portfolio websites due to technical barriers in hosting. To solve this problem, I designed an instructional guide that provides a quick and easy way for instructional designers to publish their Articulate projects on AWS.

Solution

This guide walks users through the entire hosting process, from exporting their projects in Articulate to uploading and making them publicly accessible via Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3. By following these clear, step-by-step instructions, instructional designers can ensure their work remains accessible, polished, and professionally presented to clients, stakeholders, and potential employers, without needing advanced technical knowledge.

Instructional goal

My goal was to simplify the process and remove the common roadblocks designers face when trying to share their work online. This guide serves as a practical solution that empowers designers to maintain a strong, independent online presence without relying on temporary hosting services.

Design prototype

Here's the finished job aid: a single visual guide any instructional designer can follow start to finish to get their own project hosted.

The complete visual job aid, from why to host a project through getting the final shareable link.