프린트 광고물에서 우리가 배울 점
슬라이드 디자인에 필요한 영감을 찾고자 할 때 제가 주로 이용하는 것 중 하나가 바로 포스터 광고물(또는 프린트 광고물)입니다. 서울을 둘러 다닐때면, 저는 항상, 슬라이드 디자인에 영감을 주는 광고들을 찾아 보려고 합니다. 이런 포스터들은 전문 디자이너들에 의해 만들어진 것들로, 제 디자인 아이디어에 많은 도움을 줄 수 있기 때문이죠. 어제, 분당으로 가는...
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View ArticleDesigning a Twenty-First Presentation – Part 2 Designing a basic slide
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Recently, one of my clients held a PowerPoint training course. The goal was to show their staff how to use PowerPoint more effectively. I managed to see a copy of the course material, and was saddened...
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View ArticleUsing A Laser Pointer is a Sign of A Bigger Problem
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View ArticleMove!
Recently I was judging a university presentation competition here in Korea, and I have to say I was very impressed. The standard of Korean university students presenting in English was excellent. The...
View ArticleSeamless Transitions
A presentation should be a continuous story with seamless transitions and a smooth flow. What we often get is corresponding slides that have no connection to the previous or following slide and a...
View ArticleLearning from the great Steve Aoki
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