Archives for: February 2012

Big and (Mega) HD

02/27/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Personal, Portfolio
This meeting was really great from a presentation stand point: 84' wide screen (3 project blend = 5700px wide x 1080px tall) with a 30"x7" PPT. Then 16x9 PIPs for the presenter presentations (each a 1080p HD projection field). This is the general sessio… more »
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3 Blend Projection

02/17/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Personal
Here is an awards show from a recent meeting. The screen was over 80' wide and was run from a single PPT computer (with a backup computer inline as well). To do this and keep really high quality display the screen uses three slightly overlapped proje… more »
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Showsite "Office"

02/13/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Personal
Backstage in Palos Verdes, CA (the Terranea Resort is a great property). Note the small 7" USB monitor in the center of my show computers (not the 14" version in the previous post). - Troy @ TLC more »
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Showsite/Travel Monitor

02/11/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Personal
I work in a lot of locations that are not my office - where I have dual 23" monitors, my favorite keyboard-mouse-and trackpad, and really great speakers. What do I miss the most when I setup a temporary work station at a show? The extra monitor. On… more »
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Quotes Should Not Be Bullets (A Before-and-After Example)

02/08/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Portfolio
The supplied slide had plenty of great callouts end users, but in a bullet list it looks just like any other (boring) slide. Taking a cue from IM (Instant Messaging) applications each quote was put into a speech bubbles for a lively and visual slid… more »
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Technology That is Not Clear (A Before-and-After Example)

02/06/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Portfolio
This a slide from a presentation makeover project. The original slide was typical in that had some photos, screen captures and bulleted list text. The overal design was clean and compartmentalized the content. The makeover used the same images, bul… more »
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The Timeline Road (A Before and After Slide)

02/04/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Portfolio
As part of the presentation makeover I wanted to take this process, that was central to an entire section of the presentation, and create a visual that told the visually supported it story. The core message was the process of engaging with a brand… more »
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Presenting the New "TLC Creative Services, Inc." Logo

02/02/12 | by Troy Chollar [mail] | Categories: Personal, Portfolio
As part of the new design offices and needing new business cards, signage and everything else Lori took on the task of updating our company logo - which was last revised in 2006. All the same information, just some updated styling on the "TLC " sph… more »
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