Slideshare video

June 4th, 2008  Tagged , ,

div>The other class Dean had asked us to search for a video that we could critique on its elements of design. Originally I had found another video that was discussed the importance of design in powerpoint.


It had no audio and no images for the first 30 or so slides but what it did have was POWERFUL WORDS. The words would not have been even half as powerful if they hadn’t been presented in the way they were; what the words read was mirrored in the way they were displayed. The text discussed using simplistic ideas to make your words powerful; the background was white the words were few, bold, and black. Every point the text discussed the slide’s layout and design displayed. It was powerful, the text was beautiful, and the slide show was easy to follow and understand. I think that’s what is called BENEFICIAL DESIGN!!! The other point that I wasn’t stated in the slide presentation but was there throughout is: TEXT is VISUALLY PLEASING when presented in a way that is appealing to the eye!

The video that I have embedded, magically appeared infront of me. LITERALLY! I went on to the slideshare website and it was the slide show of the day. HOW PERFECT IS THAT. It focusses on the idea that words and text are powerful and beautiful but now pulls on other elements that Dean discussed: compesition of a slide, uses real images rather that clipart, font mirroring the subject of the word.


When looking through this slide show you’ll not:

  • the font in every picture is different. It corrolates to the image and the text on the slide.
  • each slide is an individual entity, however there is a common thread between all threads; they each deal with a letter in the alphabet.
  • no slide is overwhelmed by bold colour, each slide has a neutral and a bold colour to draw attention and force your eye to look.
  • the text states something, the image gives an example, and the text in brackets draws emotion (it commands – be this, be that)
  • lastly, when using an image of a human it pulls a little extra at the viewer’s emotion… because it is that much easier to relate to the text when you SEE a person experiencing what the text is expressing.

Anyway, I hope it embeds properly if not comment, if it does comment also. Hope my critique was helpful in looking at this slide project. I’ll try to find the other slide show I discuss (if I do, I’ll post it)

Presentation Design: Presentation of Alphabet

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