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laura bergells commented on Olivier Blanchard Basics Of Social Media Roi Fun stuff! Good content! 1 week ago
laura bergells commented on Portable Social Graphs - Imagining their Potential How does FaceBook Connect benefit the user -- other than not-having-to-remember another password? That’s a benefit, but it’s not enough to make me give up my privacy. 11 months ago
laura bergells commented on What happened to the promise of 1984? Amit -- Thanks for your kind comments about my presentation. However, I will refrain from entering it into the contest -- I see that not a single woman is on your judging panel. As you might imagine, diversity is something I’m passionate about! I posted about this particular issue at my blog -- http://www.maniactive.com/states/2007/04/where-are-women-of-presentation-design.html I see that my prez is featured on the Slideshare front page today -- cool! Thanks again! 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions So what do you think? Which Web 2.0 inspired trends will leak into corporate PowerPoint presentations in 2007? Sock it to me...feel free to leave comments at my blog at www.maniactive.com/states/blogger.html 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 4. Plump is pleasing. Forget about heroin chic. The Web 2.0 look has few sharp edges. Just about everything is rounded. It wasn’t just that PowerPoint slides with rounded corners were all the Rubinesque rage in 2005/2006. Icons, fonts, images, and logos were noticeably plumper, as well. Why? Well, round things (the NY Times reported earlier this year) are cute. And from baby pandas to baby Shiloh, cute is comforting and oh-so hip. In 2007, remember to bring your barf bags! 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions Hmmm. For some reason, my slide notes did not transfer. I will try typing them in comments...the original text is on my blog. Here are the notes: The Web 2.0 "look and feel" includes design elements that are crossing over into corporate PowerPoint presentations. What are the top Web 2.0 design elements that you will see (and see abused) in 2007? 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 6. Bullet point backlash. Bullet points will be less prominent than ever, thanks in part to the PowerPoint 2007 Smart Art feature. "Smart Art" can easily convert bullet points into "cute widdle wounded wectangles" of formerly sharply-bullet pointed content. (barf bag alert.) You know what that means....you can expect to see tons of Smart Art abuse in 2007! I’m predicting that one evil (bullet points) will be replaced by another (Smart Art). "Death by Bullet Point" blog pundits will quickly find PowerPoint SmartArt to be just as loathsome as the much-hated bullet point. 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 5. Headlines are huge. At last! A trend I treasure! The Web 2.0 look seems to favor larger text! Hurray! It’s easier for an aging population to read than ever before! But be careful: not every word on PowerPoint slides will be monster-huge. No, the trend is for BIG HEADLINES to accompany compelling graphics. The headline text (and perhaps a slightly smaller subhead) will contain the most important written information on the slide. 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 3. Bling is King. Gaudy alert! Web 2.0 layouts may show restraint, but not graphics! Colors will be swimmingly "Laugh-In" bright. Gradients, reflections, and 3D effects will be everywhere and outrageous! It’ll be unnecessary and nauseating, I promise! And now that PowerPoint is integrating these hippies-on-acid graphic features into PowerPoint 2007 (coming in January 2007), expect to see tons of gradient, reflection, and bright-color abuse next year! New features means new users will show zero restraint for years to come! For example…. 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 2. Everything is central. Five years ago, just about everything you saw on the web was left-justified. Now take a gander. The Web 2.0 "look" is mostly centered on the page. PowerPoint fashion translation: you’ll see less "left-justified" slide content as well. As far as trends go, this could be worse. 3 years ago
laura bergells commented on PowerPoint Design Fashion Trends: 2007 Predictions 1. Slim and simple layouts. One, two, or three columns is about all you see in Web 2.0 design. You also see lots of refreshing white space and much less clutter. This slim and simple look will be mimicked in PowerPoint presentations. Easy on the eyes, easy to print. What’s not to like about this Zen-like trend? 3 years ago

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