Visual Design: First Day of Class Slides
Since I spent about 8 hours on them today, I uploaded my first day of Professional Communication and Presentation slides to Slideshare. Check out what we’ll be doing in class tomorrow: Source What do...
View ArticleSlideshare Top Presentation of the Day: First Day of Class Slides
Thank you to Slideshare for featuring “Introduction to Professional Communication and Presentation” as one of their Top Presentations of the Day! I am honored. Source
View ArticleCurrently Reading… The Thanksgiving Edition
My Thanksgiving break has been so wonderful! I woke up Thanksgiving morning to run 5 miles (almost entirely uphill) with my younger and much faster brother, Max. Thanksgiving in Tallahassee was...
View ArticleYou Don’t HAVE To Use PowerPoint…
For my Legal and Ethical Issues in Communication graduate course, we wrote our final papers and are having “poster sessions” tonight to explain our research and our findings… I love the idea of a...
View ArticleDesign: Slideshare Top Presentations of the Day
Congratulations to two Twitter friends: Orsolya Nemes and Eugene Cheng! Before the end of 2012, they both designed beautiful, engaging slide decks which were both featured on Slideshare as a “Top...
View ArticleDesign: Tips For Succeeding in PCP-Online
My Professional Communication and Presentation Online course opens at midnight tonight, so I designed a deck of slides including five tips for student success. Here are a few slides from that 20-slide...
View ArticleSlide Makeover: Data Display
As we learned yesterday, displaying data on a slide can be a tricky task. When we have information, research, facts, and figures to share with our audience, we CAN make those visual. Below is a...
View ArticleTrends In Interactive Design
After spending the month of January focused on the seven rules of effective visual design, let’s check out a beautiful Slideshare “Top Presentations of the Day” and how it embodies those seven rules…...
View Article7 Rules for Creating Effective Slides
Last month, I designed a new deck of slides to teach my students 7 key rules for creating effective slides. I finally uploaded the deck to Slideshare: Source To learn about each rule in greater...
View ArticleSimple Design by Chiara Ojeda
Today, “Simple Design” made its Slideshare debut. Check out the gorgeous deck along with six core design concepts to help your next visual presentation: Source It’s important to remember that no...
View ArticleSerif vs. Sans: The Final Battle
Source I love that final advice: “The best font choices are ones where readers do not notice the font but the message” (Source). Which serif and sans serif typefaces are your favorites?
View ArticleImprove Your Presentation Design with The Noun Project
The first place I ever heard of The Noun Project was Emiland De Cubber‘s “7 Tips to Create Visual Presentations.” Beginning on his thirtieth slide, Emiland explains the importance of symbols and...
View ArticleHow To Create Presentations That Are Out Of This World
This morning, a beautiful new deck debuted on Slideshare. Scroll through “How To Create Presentations That Are Out Of This World” by Slide Comet: Source What fascinated me more than the gorgeous...
View ArticleDesign Thievery: A Post from Tweak Your Slides
Following up with our conversation on Monday about design plagiarism, Chiara Ojeda posted “Appropriation in Design: How Thin Is The Line?” Source Check out Chiara’s take on design thievery here. Also,...
View ArticleChiara Ojeda’s Simple Design
Simple isn’t easy! In this post, Chiara Ojeda begins her Simple Design series. Source Why do you think slide designers have such a difficult time embracing simplicity?
View ArticleBurbs Going Bust: An Infographic
Earlier this week, I Tweeted about an infographic by MeganJett called “Burbs Going Bust.” Arthur Delaney’s “Poverty Stalks The Suburbs” is an article that can help frame the infographic. Not only is...
View ArticleBrad Frost’s Death To Bull….
Source Have you seen Brad Frost’s “Death To Bullshit” yet?! It’s incredibly interesting but also beautifully designed. Check out the startling statistics on slides 8, 22, and 38-39. What did you...
View ArticleThe “I” in Simple by Chiara Ojeda
Chiara Ojeda’s “Simple Design” series debuted on Slideshare earlier this year, and she is breaking down each piece on her blog. Read the introduction and first post of the simple design series here....
View ArticleWhy You Need A Visual Resume: Part One
For the past six months, I’ve been writing articles for the Full Sail University blog and student/instructor platform: Connect. ”Why You Need A Visual Resume: Part One” debuted today, and I’d love to...
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