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Align, Equal Size and Balance

On this slide the elements where nice high-resolution images. But they blend together and do not have a strong sense of balance.

The presentation I was working on involved converting all to a 16×9, widescreen, format. Having the extra space was great for this slide, allowing me to keep the images large. From a design perspective each had a black stroke applied to keep it from blending into the background, they were made equal size with the other elements on its row, the left and right elements were aligned with one another and all were equally distributed (horizontally). The overall goal was to help the images stand out as individual elements and be presented in a visually balanced layout – here is the slide developed:

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:46:35-08:00March 9th, 2007|Portfolio|

Oh ,The Colors

It is often beneficial to color code the data. But sometimes to much color makes things difficult to interpret and ends up looking like the circus has arrived. Here is a great diagram that provides a lot of vital information – it just gets lost in all of the colors and shapes.

My goal was to minimize the distracting colors, make the diagram fit within the slide and emphasis the relation and process. Here is the revised diagram:

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:46:07-08:00March 7th, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Great Graphic – For an Engineer

Here is the original graphic provided. It has all the needed information, is nicely balanced, has good contrast – and has all the factors an engineer would appreciate.

Taking the same content, basic layout, and even color scheme, here the revised version of the diagram developed for the (16×9, widescreen) presentation.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:45:31-08:00March 5th, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Accurate Graphic, But Wrong Emphasis

Here the original graphic from a presentation. It is a universal company-wide depiction of their process. No problem, I initially recreated the graphic using the 3D spheres for a more professional look.

But listening to the presenter during rehearsals he was discussing how three elements drive the final element (output). We adjusted the graphic for this presentation to be in line with the message being discussed.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:44:31-08:00March 3rd, 2007|Portfolio|

Show It A Story

Lots of presentations show quotations. Here is the original slide with a lot of quotes – each animates on with a click.

To put the quotes in a visual environment a series of ‘torn paper’ graphics where designed, font sizing and line spacing were also adjusted.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:44:00-08:00March 1st, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Tell the Right Story

Here is the graphic from an original slide.

After discussing with the presenter, the message was not really about a hierarchy, but that all three processes where controlled by one business unit. Here is the revised graphic that was more aesthetic, cooridinated with the presentation color scheme, and showed a more accurate story.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:43:22-08:00February 27th, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Access to PowerPoint

After I have interpretted what the data is saying (relative to content of industry and presentation), the need is to often recreate in a PowerPoint-friendly format. Here is the original provided, an MS Access piece.

To make a clearer, easier to read, symmetrical and more aesthetic graphic here the same data recreated using semi-transparent autoshapes, color coordinated arrows and a layout that was as large as the template permitted.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:42:58-08:00February 25th, 2007|Portfolio|

Desk Space – again

PowerPoint for a corporate event can require a lot of computers. In this case it was a primary and backup for the main screen, another for a logo and countdown when the IMAG screen was not on camera, and one additional for production work. Deskspace becomes an issue when you show up and have only been allocated 4 feet of table…

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:41:26-08:00February 21st, 2007|Personal, Portfolio|

Video Tutorial on PowerPoint Photo Crop Tool

For a recent client I supplied the PowerPoint template and a quick video tutorial on using PowerPoint’s Crop tool to provide some tips on how best to insert a series of photos. Now for your viewing pleasure I have uploaded that tutorial to one of my servers for all to enjoy!

Note: This was unscripted and created in just a few minutes, so it is definitely lacking much of the polished professional touches that go into real projects… Click here to view.

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-05-13T15:19:43-07:00February 11th, 2007|Portfolio, Tutorial|

Allocating Desk Place

Setting up a mobile graphics office is sometimes a challenge on a smaller table/desk. At this recent show I was literally stacking computers two deep to get all of the graphics horsepower within reach.

Of course there is always room for an espresso drink (see #2)!

– Troy @ TLC

By TLC Creative Services, Inc.|2016-11-17T15:35:46-08:00February 1st, 2007|Personal, Portfolio|