Role
Junior Graphic Designer (Summer Student)
May–August 2025
What I made
Student Resource Guide template and an expanded PHBI style guide
Tools
Adobe InDesign and Articulate Storyline 360
Additional Work
I supported production on a client e-learning course in Storyline 360.
At the Professional Home Builders Institute (PHBI), I built a reusable InDesign template for Student Resource Guides across three training brands. I also wrote the accessibility section of PHBI’s style guide, with examples the team could use when creating learning materials for home builders.
One template for three training brands
PHBI's design team was creating Student Resource Guides in Microsoft Word. I built an InDesign template so the same file could create new guides for PHBI, BC Builder Training, and Training Ontario.
I put each brand on its own layer and kept the shared layout on a separate layer. To switch brands, the designer could show the layer needed and hide the other two. Preset text frames and paragraph styles gave each guide a consistent starting point for laying out course content.
Instructions for the next designer
I wrote a four-page guide that explained how to switch brands, add pages, update the table of contents, and export a PDF.
Writing alt text for learning materials
I expanded PHBI’s existing brand guidelines into a style guide and wrote a dedicated accessibility section. I drew on WCAG 2.1 and included guidance on text contrast and alt text. For example, I used side-by-side descriptions to show how alt text can tell a learner what a chart communicates.
An example from the PHBI style guide's accessibility section.