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This blog will keep you updated with what is going on with me, my new inspirations, and what is coming across my desk.
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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Menus and Branching


The question came up, which is my “favorite menu”?  A few jumped to mind, Editor’s Toolbox and The Quest of MedQuistadora, but in the end, two projects won out for two entirely different reasons. 

The Expense Report menu is an intriguing graphic menu.  It has three main “clickable” areas, one of which is not on the image itself.  One stipulation for the project was to give the user the ability to skip ahead to any section that they had a question about, so for this we used the Outline Tab on the left.  Otherwise, the user can explore by clicking on the other two options.


In Installing the Virtual Desktop the menus are simple and text-driven.  Green navigation buttons are used throughout, and guide the user though a number of self-checks and installation instructions.  The project branches many directions, but as far as the user knows, it’s all just few clicks to completion.



Title Bars


The title bar is on every slide and takes up a decent amount of real estate; and yet, many times it gets no love or attention.   The title should be clear and legible, but that does not prohibit it from adding to your overall look.  Here are a few examples I’ve done, two art deco and two nature-themed title bars.

Red Art Deco

Gold Art Deco

Red Nature

Green Nature

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Expanders – Creating a System


The Expanders - Creating the System project teaches users the methodology for creating word expansions.  The presentation is elevated by the clever use of six different Engage interactions.  This keeps the user active and thinking, rather than simply watching.  The interaction also break the material up into digestible sections, and thus avoiding information overload.

Sound interesting?  Download the ZIP, and take a closer look.


Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Blue Moon Template Design

Hello All,
'Tis the season for football and pumpkin beer.  Every week I like to challenge myself  to come up with a new PowerPoint template; and so this week my inspiration is a Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale box.  






I think I was able to capture the essence of the design. Here is the me talking about some of the design elements: