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Posted by Kavina Davis in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

In my previous slide, I didn't make the font big enough. I realized my slide wasn't really interesting and didn't describe me at all. looking at other peoples projects, and watching videos on how I can keep the audience interested, I understood how I could change it, and make it better. plus more pictures. these pictures are based on what I love, which is writing, and how it expresses and represents me. I shortened the wording because I didn't need to type a whole paragraph about why writing was so important to me. also, I took Ms. Hull's advice on shortening words but giving meaning. For my new slide, I added a picture of a desk full of messy papers in the background, to make it seem like pictures and stuff was on it, like a messy writer's desk. I tried my best to make sure this quick to read, so nobody wouldn't have to complain and say it was too long. For design, I learned to make the font bigger, so that people could see, and like the contrast from it. overall, I learned how to capture the viewer's attention, by putting big words in it, and adding pictures and quotes for people to read and view.

Kavina Davis Tech Project (4)

Tech final slide-Rene Hart

Posted by Reneke Hart in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Tech Me slide (4)

In tech class I was critiqued on my original slide. I heard feedback like reducing the tangent I had in the original slide. I learned that  I can play with the background and foreground in many different ways.I was also told to get rid of the speech bubble.  I was told I had a good eye for design so there wasn’t much feedback.

I made many different changes to my slide. The first thing I did was get rid of the half basketball court in the background. It was hard to work with and had a weird shape that I couldn’t change. Second I added just a basket to the picture. It was made on a slant so I put it in a corner in the background. I kept the basketball because I felt like it grabbed the most attention. I changed the font of my phrase and got rid of the speech bubble.

Researching on Presentation Zen really helped my design. I read that “vision trumps all other senses” and tried to make that saying come to life in my design. The website also gave me great ideas on how to contrast colors and shapes. I think my biggest source for my final design was my peers. There designs really inspired me. Youtube videos also gave me great ideas. I feel like I perfected my slide.


Single Slide Remix

Posted by Xin Yi Zou in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Tech_ 1 Slide (1)
From the critiques of my slide, I learned that my slide can be narrowed down even more than I think and some suggested that I should include a drawing of mine since my focus of drawing are flowers. They think that I should fill in more of the empty space or augment the font. I also agree with them about the amount  of empty space, but I think that if there things included in the slide I feel like the text and images may look crowded. Also, if more things are added then the audience would have to put more focus on what's on the slide. From this single slide project, I learned that it's okay to make mistakes because from every mistake we make we learn something new from it and we can improve from it. 
I changed the font of the word "Drawing" because it the main focus of my slide. I also took images of the flower pattern and art materials because I think that the main focus of the slide can be more narrowed. After I took out the images, I took out the text "Focus:Nature->Flowers" because I feel like if that is included then there are two topics or ideas focused on the slide and not one. I changed it to only having what drawing is to me, an image of a sunflower and sort of a vine like image because I think that they link together as a story cause sunflowers are something that I enjoy drawing and the vines of leaves kind of reminds me of including our own idea or personality into the drawing piece.
The research I did helped me create a better slide because the websites I used talked about what elements usually catch the audience's attention the most. For example, color pops out to people from far distance like the ikea signs. I didn't only use websites to help me create a better slide, I used the knowledge about slides before I came to SLA. At my old school, my teachers told me that the slides that we create aren't suppose to tell your entire story, but to give the audience a general idea of what your story because if your slide tells your whole story then there is nothing left to say about it. My sources are the presentation zen link and the knowledge about slides from my old school.

Isabella Torres - Remix Slide

Posted by Isabella Torres in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

REMIX O TECH - copy

When I first  showed my slide to my group, the really enjoyed it. They liked how it was “tumblr vibes,” which was my goal for the aesthetic of the slide. They liked the layout because it was easy to see and you eyes could move around the page easily. They said the slide was straightforward and flowed well together. They also mentioned there were some minor issues with how it looked. My name “isabella” was black, and the background was black and white marble, so it was a little hard to see. They recommended to change the color for it to “pop.” The other small issue was the top picture. They said it didn’t exactly go with the other picture, so I got rid of it as a whole.

I then centered my now colored name in the center and I put the bottom picture directly under it. I read somewhere that if there are similar colors or the same color in a picture, there would be some type of cohesion all around. I knew I needed to change the color of my name to make it pop and I changed it to the color of my shirt in the picture I kept. I centered my name so your eye would easily see the point of the slide and the photo under it was centered also.

Other research I read was that open space isn’t a bad thing. I didn’t fill up the whole slide because it could get distracting and annoying looking at all the different things. I kept it simple and easy to see. I also based my design off of the ikea sign article. They said to hang a big picture or image of something and very little words. I did just that. I followed these articles because I wanted my slide to be simple and easy to understand. I personally think I did a good job on this project and I learned a lot from what I read.


Sam Friedman-Slide Remix

Posted by Samuel Friedman in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Tech Design Slide (1)

I learned from the critique of my slide that short and sweet is the move and tangits are bad. To be honest my slide was awful, it was too crowded, disorganized, some pictures were blurry, and some pictures didn’t align right. I did not put as much effort as I could have put when making my original slide. I intended to create a cool collage of some sort but I didn't meet myself halfway and the slide came out bad. I didn’t really do enough research either so that may have been another factor.


I made the changes that I made because I needed to clean things up and properly format stuff. I also made the changes because my peers strongly thought that I needed to. It was not only them, I wasn't very fond of it either. My peers told me to make sure to align stuff correctly, get less blurry pictures, and most importantly, no tangents! After moving some stuff around and deleting other stuff, my peers comments helped me a lot.


The main research that I did that actually influenced what I did/changed was that color is the first thing that people notice. Also how space makes it breathable and calm. Lastly, that if this slide was an IKEA billboard, that it would look organized and sweet/simple. A good source for information is slide design for developers. The reasoning behind the necessary elements are very good and convincing. In conclusion the research that I did, and the comments from others helped shaped my slide into a very good slide.


Slide Remix

Posted by Matthew Nguyen in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

slide Remix (2)

From my original Slide, I learned that I should try experimenting more with a tangent versus image bleeding, and I feel that I have reached a slightly better balance.  I’ve also removed the SpaceX logo as the rockets already have them, and I’ve removed one of the rockets for the symmetry of having 3 words of “Earth, Mars, and Beyond” and 3 rockets.    I’ve learned from Presentation Zen that I should still keep it as simple as possible and not overload the audience with information.  

I’ve slightly edited the design from a simple black and white into a dark indigo color which is more pleasing to the eye, while still contrasting sharply with the white rockets and white words.  I’ve changed it after looking for more color palettes on Colourlovers and found a palette with a dark color and white.  I’ve increased the size slightly of “The Future” at the top from learning about size on Zach Holman.  

In conclusion, I’ve learned that a tangent is harder to separate from image bleeding.  I’ve learned that color palettes can make a huge a difference in how pleasing an image can look and the contrast is important to making an image more vibrant and pop.  Although it is better than my old slide however, there are some small tweaks that can be made somewhere and nothing is fully perfect.  

  

Elena Smith- Remix Design Slide

Posted by Elena Smith in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Tech slide (1)
In my original slide, I had too many things going on at once. On my design slide there were paragraphs that did not line up correctly, two different definitions of l'esprit de l'escalier and a picture of a ladder instead of a staircase, because I though it would make more sense. There were fonts of different sizes, the picture was blurry and was a tangent, and overall it was hard to digest all of the information on my slide, especially if someone were to drive past it 60 miles an hour on the highway. 
When designing my new slide, the first thing I did was get rid of the ladder in my picture and replace it with stairs. I decided to make the background black and the font and picture white to make it appear more simplistic and less crazed. With two colors, it created more of a contrast and was more appealing to the human eye. I wanted to make the font wrap around the circle, but instead opted to put the font on the sides of the slide, and in the end it created something that is sort of similar to a flag.
In my design research, the thing I mainly used was contrast, putting the white on a black background to make it pop. If I inverted the colors, then there would be a lot more negative space and it would look less official. The website I used for the contrast was the one that talked about the IKEA cups and how effective simple billboards would be.

Tech Slide

Posted by Moriah Lahr in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

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  I learned from the critique that the simpler the design, the better. Before the critique, I had a bunch of pictures and words that described me. My group told me to find the one word that described all those words so I chose artist. I learned that I should focus only on one topic and make it simple. 
I made the changes of deleting the photographs of myself. They took away from the focus on the slide which was the words that describe me. I chose to delete most of the words because they were too much to try and focus on. The viewer's eyes wouldn't know where to look or what to focus on since there wasn't a main focus.
The research I did taught me how to make my design pop. I learned that bright words against a darker background would make the words really stand out. A source I used to create my slide is symmetry. I have four pictures in total which all mirror each other. They are symmetrical.

Sarah Cohen- Remixed Slide

Posted by Sarah Cohen in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Tech Presentation due Nov 22 (2)

From the critique of  first my slide I learned that less is more. People said that they were overwhelmed. To solve this I made a wordle which turned all of the things I wanted to into a photo graphic that was easier to look at than just a lot of images put onto a slide. My research helped me to see what components go into making a slide visually appealing. I learned that a slide is supposed to accompany the presentation not be the presentation. From a website called Presentation Zen I learned about using colors that look together and how to put together your slide so that you can control what order people see that different components of your image. If I could do this project all over again I would have thought of other ways to express the things that I am passionate about without using too many quotes.


Single Slide Remix - Ethan

Posted by Ethan Friedman in Technology - Freshman · Hull · e2 Band on

Single Slide of Myself
I noticed that a lot of people wanted me to center the cycle and put my name in the middle. It was difficult to look at because it wasn't in the common lines of sight. I made the changes so that my slide looked more professional. I put more time and effort into making this slide work. I have moved it around and researched new ways of presenting it and myself. After looking at presentations online, I have also learned how to present the slide physically, not just the slide. I need to project my voice and make sure I'm using my hands to point to specific points of the slide. 
I watched TED talks to understand how professionals present their slides. I also went to some classmates and wrote down their feedback so that I was able to remember what their opinion was. I also asked clarifying questions to make sure that I was understanding their feedback. 
I have noticed that people are very picky of what intrigues them. The smallest tangent or the slight change of color can throw somebody's interest off. I have learned that it is important to get somebody's opinion before you show it to a lot of people. Nobody will see your slide the way that you do.

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