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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...
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Slideshare 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
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Currently 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...
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You 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...
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Design: 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...
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Design: 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...
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Trends 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…...
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7 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...
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Slideshare Top Presentation of the Day
Thank you to Slideshare for selecting “Introduction to Slide Design: 7 Rules for Creating Effective Slides” as one of the three Top Presentations of the Day! I am honored. Source Thank you to everyone...
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Simple 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...
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Serif 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?
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Improve 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...
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Protesting Presentation Design: “I’m A Visual Learner! I Need Bullets”
During an English Department meeting earlier this week, I overheard a colleague say, “I’m a visual learner. That’s why I need to use bullets in my slides.” Rather than halt the meeting, I decided it...
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How 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...
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Design 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,...
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Exciting Steve Cherches News!
When I woke up this morning, I had no idea this week would end with a classroom visit from the one and only Steve Cherches! I’ve been a huge fan of Steve’s for about a year now due to blogs and social...
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The Psychology of Color: A Guide For Designers
Late last week, I posted “The Psychology of Color: A Guide for Designers” on Twitter. If you’re not already following me on Twitter, please do! I’d love to connect with you. Click here for my...
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Chiara 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?
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Burbs 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...
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