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The non-designer's presentation book : principles for effective presentation design / Robin Williams.
"These days, it's not just corporate marketing directors tasked with giving computer-based presentations--anyone forced to stand in front of a crowd and talk for more than three minutes had better know how to put together a slide presentation. You're not a professional designer, but you want your slides to look professional. What do you do? Enter Robin Williams, the beloved, best-selling non-designer's designer (with over 850,000 copies of The Non-Designer's Design Book in print!) who has taught an entire generation the basics of design and typography. In The Non-Designer''s Presentation Book, Robin expands upon the design principles introduced in her award-winning Non-Designer's series. She explains four fundamental principles of good design as applied to digital presentations, and adds four more principles specific to clear communication with slides. Whether you work with a Mac or PC, PowerPoint or Keynote, let Robin guide you, in her signature, light-hearted style, through the entire process of creating a presentation--from using the right software to organizing your ideas to designing effective, beautiful slides that won't put your audience to sleep."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780134685892
- ISBN: 013468589X
- ISBN: 0321656210
- ISBN: 9780321656216
- Physical Description: v, 182 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: [San Francisco, California] : Peachpit Press, ©2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Before you design. Where to begin? -- Get yourself organized -- Optimize the content. Clarity -- Relevance -- Animation -- Plot -- Design the slides. Contrast -- Repetition -- Alignment -- Proximity -- Beyond the principles. Handouts -- Learn your software -- Ignore these rules -- Listen to your eyes. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Visual communication. Presentation graphics software. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | P 93.5 .W55 2018 | 30775305542947 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Non-Designer's Presentation Book : Principles for Effective Presentation Design
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Table of Contents
The Non-Designer's Presentation Book : Principles for Effective Presentation Design
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. x | |
| Before You Design | ||
| Where to Begin? | ||
| What's a presentation? | p. 4 | |
| Does it need to be digital? | p. 4 | |
| Yes, it needs to be digital | p. 7 | |
| Which slide size to use? | p. 8 | |
| Both presenting and posting? | p. 10 | |
| Where is your audience? | p. 11 | |
| What's a bad presentation? | p. 16 | |
| What's a good presentation? | p. 17 | |
| Software options | p. 18 | |
| Boundaries can be great | p. 30 | |
| Templates and assets | p. 31 | |
| Share your slides | p. 32 | |
| Get yourself Organized | p. 33 | |
| Plan, organize, outline, write | p. 34 | |
| Now that you're organized | p. 42 | |
| Four principles of presentation design (overview) | p. 44 | |
| Optimize the Content | ||
| Clarity | p. 45 | |
| Edit the text! | p. 46 | |
| Spread out the text! | p. 56 | |
| How many slides in a presentation? | p. 61 | |
| Sometimes you need lots on one slide | p. 63 | |
| Relevance | p. 65 | |
| Get rid of superfluous stuff | p. 66 | |
| Backgrounds | p. 68 | |
| Don't use dorky clip art | p. 72 | |
| Use relevant photos | p. 74 | |
| Animation | p. 75 | |
| Animation creates a focus | p. 76 | |
| Concerns about animation | p. 84 | |
| Plot | p. 85 | |
| Make a beginning | p. 86 | |
| Tell us where you're going | p. 87 | |
| Text vs. images | p. 87 | |
| Find the humans in the story | p. 88 | |
| Tell relevant stories | p. 89 | |
| Vary the pace | p. 90 | |
| Make an end | p. 92 | |
| And leave time for questions | p. 93 | |
| Four principles of design (overview) | p. 96 | |
| Design the Slides | ||
| Contrast | p. 97 | |
| Contrast with typeface | p. 98 | |
| Contrast with color | p. 100 | |
| Contrast provides substance | p. 102 | |
| Contrast can help organize | p. 103 | |
| Contrast demands attention | p. 104 | |
| Repetition | p. 105 | |
| Repeat to create a consistent look | p. 106 | |
| Repeat a style | p. 108 | |
| Repeat the image, but differently | p. 110 | |
| Unity with variety | p. 111 | |
| Design the repetitive elements | p. 112 | |
| Repetition doesn't mean sameness | p. 114 | |
| Alignment | p. 115 | |
| Alignment cleans up individual slides | p. 116 | |
| Alignment cleans up your deck | p. 117 | |
| Alignment unifies your deck | p. 118 | |
| Alignment makes you look smarter | p. 119 | |
| Alignment is a great organizer | p. 120 | |
| Alignment will need adjusting | p. 122 | |
| Intentionally break the alignment! | p. 122 | |
| Proximity | p. 123 | |
| Create relationships | p. 124 | |
| White space is okay | p. 125 | |
| But avoid trapped white space | p. 126 | |
| Proximity cleans and organizes | p. 127 | |
| Proximity is a starting point | p. 128 | |
| Beyond the Principles | ||
| Handouts | p. 131 | |
| Why include handouts | p. 132 | |
| Learn your Software | p. 137 | |
| Turn off 'Autofit" or "Shrink text to fit" | p. 138 | |
| Set the vertical alignment to the top | p. 140 | |
| Adjust the space between lines | p. 142 | |
| Adjust the space between paragraphs | p. 144 | |
| Crop or mask an image | p. 146 | |
| Don't squish the images | p. 148 | |
| Ignore these Rules | p. 149 | |
| Never read a slide aloud | p. 150 | |
| Never use serif typefaces | p. 152 | |
| Never use animation | p. 153 | |
| Never use more than one background | p. 154 | |
| Never make a slide without an image on it | p. 155 | |
| Never use more than five bullet points per slide | p. 156 | |
| Never use more than two or three words per bullet point | p. 157 | |
| Never use PowerPoint | p. 158 | |
| Never turn the lights off, Never turn the lights on | p. 158 | |
| Never provide handouts before your talk | p. 159 | |
| Never use pie charts | p. 159 | |
| Never use Arial or Helvetica | p. 160 | |
| Listen to your Eyes | p. 161 | |
| Quiz: Listen to your eyes | p. 162 | |
| Checklist for content | p. 172 | |
| Checklist for slides | p. 173 | |
| Put it all together | p. 174 | |
| Resources | p. 175 | |
| Index | p. 177 |
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