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Re: How to make awesome diagrams for your slides

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Post by kikito » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 9:13 PM UTC

anishkothari wrote: post #11

Very informative presentation, I went through it just for the heck of it and it was very interesting visually. A note on Slide 21 - the text says 4 Maximum Types of Shapes but only 3 are displayed.

That was my subconscious. 4 is the maximum, but I'd actually steer more towards 1 or 2 types when possible. If the diagram is very complex and needs more types, I'd try to split it into several slides.

I saw the slide and the "visual complexity elimination subroutine" kicked in. I'll try to fix that in a future version.

Re: How to make awesome diagrams for your slides

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Post by kikito » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 9:17 PM UTC

teadrinker wrote: post #5

I really liked this. Thanks! Could I get a download link to the presentation that doesn't require me to sign up?

You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it.

Here's a dropbox link. It should be there 2-3 weeks.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18558160/How-to-make-awesome-diagram...

Re: How to make awesome diagrams for your slides

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Post by ryanlchan » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 9:56 PM UTC

I've actually started regressing away from PowerPoint back into the 'chalk talk'. There's something incredibly powerful about being able to draw the idea in front of an audience which makes your presentation just that much more sticky, especially in this day of ubiquitous slides. As an additional benefit, I find that I have to put a lot more thought into what actually needs to get communicated when I have to physically write it out. Dan Roam's Back of the Napkin is a great book explaining how to communicate using a pen[1].

[1] http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/

Re: How to make awesome diagrams for your slides

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Post by FrojoS » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 2:20 AM UTC

cema wrote: post #6

Interesting way he counts the colors. Makes sense though, after some thought. Specifics: slide 34. Formula is (each item is a number of colors): fill + text + lines - background The minimal number would be 2, with text=1, background=1, and no lines and filled shapes. That is the case with pure text slides, typically B&W. When we draw lines and fill shapes, we may introduce additional colors, or what feels as adding c…

Well, I guess, for most scientists, black and white aren't colors.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_black_and_white_if_they_a...