the meta slideshow
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The Meta Slideshow
A slideshow presentation…about slideshow presentations
Overview
I. Visual literacy
II. Best Practices
III. Powerpoint vs. Prezi
I. Visual Literacy
A New Literacy
Visual Literacy
“understand, produce, and use significant images, objects, and visual actions” (Felton, 2008)
Linguistic Literacy
“help improve critical reading and writing skills” (WSI)
L V
L V
“Death by Powerpoint”
Who’s “Evil?”
Tool? Users?
T U
Powerpoint as “supplement,” not “substitute”
(Tufte, 2003)
II. Best Practices
Approach
For the Architect…
First comes
CONTENT visuals
Then comes
For the Presenter…
First comes
CONTENT visuals
Then comes
CONTENT visuals
For the Superheroes…
First comes Then comes
A Presentation is…
NOT a Document
Slides should not be used to hold dense amounts of text—that’s what your manuscript is for. Nor should they be used to display a point-form version of exactly what you’re saying. If you’re reading too heavily from your slides, there’s a good chance your back might be to the audience. And your audience will read faster than you can speak, so doing both simultaneously is redundant at best and confusing at worst.
NOT a Teleprompter
• Nor should not be used to display a point-form version of exactly what you’re saying.
• If reading too heavily from your slides, good chance your back might be to the audience.
• Audience will read faster than you can speak
“Creating Ideas, Not Slides”(Duarte 25, 2008)
II. Best Practices
Aesthetic
D O N ’ T O R N A M E N T.
C O M P L I M E N T.
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 40%
20%40%60%80%
100%
Series 3Series 2Series 1
Background
Canvas should not compete with content
Avoid photographs
Contrast for better readability
Background
Light on Dark
More formal
Suited for large venues
Casts fewer shadows
Dark on Light
Less formal
Suited for small venues
Better for handouts
(Duarte 132, 2008)
Colour Harmony
Complementary
Opposite ends provide most contrast; powerful
Analogous
Touching colours provide harmony; warm/cool
(Zeven Design, 2011)
Colour Harmony
Split Complementary
Added colour; eases tension from complementary
Triadic
Three colours spaced evenly; vivid with variety(Zeven Design, 2011)
Colour Harmony
http://kuler.adobe.com
Text
Try minimum 24pt font size
Use 1-2 fonts throughout
Avoid frivolous fonts
Use bullets sparingly
Sources
Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
Felten, P. (2008). Visual literacy. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 40(6), 60-64. Retrieved from ProQuest.
Tufte, E. (2003, September). Powerpoint is evil. Wired Magazine, 11(09), Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html
Zevon Design. (2011, March 27). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.zevendesign.com/1198/blog/colour-harmonies/