Avoid using years or any information that can make a video feel outdated, even if the information contained in it remains accurate.
- For example, the original OpenAthens video mentions a transition away from proxy servers that occurred in 2018. When the video was released, this was timely information; in subsequent years, this information becomes increasingly dated.
As the Library, Georgia Tech as a whole, or the vendors and publishers who provide library resources refresh their branding, videos that use templates, screenshots, icons and other graphics can soon look outdated.
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone is going to like how something looks, but folks can usually pinpoint when something is a distraction versus purely not to their taste. Ask for peer review around distracting elements.