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OverviewThese 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. In this essential guide to presentation design, you'll learn: What makes a good presentation or a bad one How to plan, organize, and outline your presentation Four principles of designing effective presentations Four principles for designing beautiful slides that communicate clearly An exhaustive list of timeless presentation rules...that you should totally ignore Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robin WilliamsPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Peachpit Press Publications Dimensions: Width: 25.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.356kg ISBN: 9780321656216ISBN 10: 0321656210 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 22 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780134685892 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsSo you have to give a presentation? Get yourself organized Four principles of presentation design Clarity Relevance Animation Plot Four principles of design Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity Put it all together Handouts Ignore these Rules Listen to your Eyes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRobin Williams is the author of dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, including The Non-Designer’s Design Book, Robin Williams Design Workshop, The Little Mac Book, and so many more. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, the Mac, and the web. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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