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Puzzle Palette

Transform images into drag-and-drop puzzle pieces for hands-on visual learning

Puzzle Palette: Hands-On Visual Learning

The Puzzle Palette is a professional visual interface for code that transforms any image into a hands-on, drag-and-drop learning activity. Instead of just looking at a graphic, learners must physically reconstruct the image piece-by-piece, which encourages deep focus and spatial understanding of the content. It is a creative design solution for making complex visuals more approachable and memorable.

Puzzle Palette: Hands-On Visual Learning

How To Use the Generators


Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.

  • Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.

  • Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.

  • Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.

Common Use Cases


  • Product Assembly: Help learners memorize the parts and placement of complex equipment by having them build the product visually.

  • Anatomical or Geographic Study: Break down biological systems or maps into fragments that learners must piece together to understand the whole.

  • Process Visuals: Use the puzzle to represent the "big picture" of a project or workflow, requiring learners to assemble the components to see the final result.

Technical Specifications


  • Visual Interface for Code: Focus on your instructional strategy while the generator handles the complex logic of tile-flipping and matching.

  • Fixed-Frame Optimization: Specifically designed to maintain grid integrity within iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.

  • WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support to ensure the matching activity is accessible.

  • Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable settings that give the designer the ability to choose their own specific brand colors for any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.

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