Behind the Build: an editorial approach to Rise course design
We borrow from magazine and editorial design to make Articulate Rise courses feel rich and intentional — type hierarchy, whitespace, pacing, and custom layout.
What if a Rise course read like a beautifully art-directed magazine? In this longer Behind the Build, we bring editorial design principles into Articulate Rise.
The editorial toolkit#
- Type hierarchy — distinct display, heading, and body styles
- Whitespace — let content breathe instead of cramming blocks
- Pacing — alternate dense and light sections to control rhythm
- Custom layout — break the single-column default with Mighty blocks
Building it in Rise#
Global Styles do the heavy lifting: set your type scale and palette once and every block inherits it. Then we use custom blocks and the Rich Text Editor to compose layouts Rise alone can't produce.
The full session is up top — it's a deep one, so grab a coffee.
Mighty is a Chrome extension for Articulate Rise — add custom blocks, transitions, global styles, and AI-built interactives without leaving Rise. Start a free trial or watch more on YouTube.