design

This is a slide from a recent project. The supplied original was the template title slide with the word “Questions” in the middle. This was the final slide of the presentation and I wove in a puzzle theme throughout.

Using a stock photo (from Thinkstock.com) the entire effect was developed in PowerPoint. First was adjusting the photos color by going to PICTURE TOOLS >> FORMAT >> ADJUST >> CORRECTIONS >> and using a preset Brightness/Contrast setting:

Then adding the reflection to the inserted logo and text. For the logo reflection PICTURE TOOLS >> FORMAT >> PICTURE STYLES >> PICTURE EFFECTS >> REFLECTION >> and using a preset. For the Text reflection DRAWING TOOLS >> FORMAT >> TEXT EFFECTS >> REFLECTION >> and using a preset:

And finally, the final touch of the cast shadow under the logo with a gradient filled oval shape:

– Troy @ TLC

From a recent project here is an example before/after slide set. The initial slide had all the data, labeling and graphic.

My process was to make the slide and its content consistent with the style, color scheme and layouts of the redesigned presentation. So the funnel graphic and the text remained intact, just with new, stylized graphics and layout.

– Troy @ TLC

I needed a slide that showed the 5 states with the most population growth over the past 5 years. The original slide had a standard bar chart, which told the statistics but was not very compelling.

I recreated this slide with a map of the U.S. highlighting the top 5 states. I used the 3D tools in PowerPoint to make the states ‘pop’ out of the map and applied a custom gradient fill to each. I also applied a 3D rotation to the state name and percentage text with a white glow to allow the text to be easy to read.

Note: all data in these slides is sample data (eg. I made it up, while I waiting for real data from the client).

– Troy @ TLC

From a project, this slide was about how co-workers perceive the actions of different departments within their own orgranization. The title was shortened to a simple statement of “Public Perception”. The 4 wordy bullets of text eliminated and replaced with a single image that the presenter was able to talk to and use to set the stage for a quick story and explanation of the point being made.

The image was developed from a few Royalty Free images (from Thinkstock.com) that I modified in Photoshop before adding to the slide.
1. Group image holding blank white sign that I dropped out the background from and saved as a .png with transparency (note the middle guys head is able to overlap the title bar)

2. 3D rendering image of a generic group of characters (in this case representing the ‘other’ departments).

3. The speech bubbles and talking symbols where added in PowerPoint. The speech bubbles an imported .emf I created in Illustrator and the text as stylized PPT text.

4. The reflection is from PPT

– Troy @ TLC

I had a series of slides with a dominant visual of reports, articles and other “Flat” content. Here is a sample showing the inserted .jpg of the Sustainability Report.

Rather than leave the slide with just an inserted graphic I used the 3D Rotation in PPT to add some perspective and a more dynamic slide layout.

I then used the eye dropper tool to pickup the 3D attributes and apply the same effect to each the image on each slide.

– Troy @ TLC