Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Dedication Page
4. Table of Contents
5. Acknowledgments
6. Introduction
   1. 1. Design Matters
      1. Who Is This Book For?
      2. What Is Design?
      3. 14 Ways to Think Like a Designer
      4. Design and Presentation Zen
      5. Learning from Wagasa
      6. About This Book
      7. In Sum
7. Components
   1. 2. Presenting with Type
      1. Designing for the Last Row
      2. Choosing Your Type
      3. Creating Harmony
      4. In Defense of Helvetica
      5. Complementing Images with Text for Stronger Messages
      6. Creating Bilingual Slides
      7. David S. Rose
      8. The Little Things Matter
      9. In Sum
   2. 3. Communicating with Color
      1. Lessons from Sumi-e
      2. Express the Essence with Less
      3. Creating Harmony with Color
      4. Simple Color Combinations
      5. Maureen C. Stone
      6. Achieving an Emotional Connection
      7. Working with Color
      8. In Sum
   3. 4. Using Images to Tell Stories
      1. The Visual Matters
      2. We Are Visual Beings
      3. Power of the Photograph
      4. John McWade
      5. Common Image Mistakes
      6. Making Your Own Images
      7. Scott Kelby
      8. In Sum
   4. 5. Making an Impact with Video
      1. The Benefits of Using Video
      2. Tips for Using Video
      3. In Sum
   5. 6. Simplifying the Data
      1. Clarity in Simplicity
      2. When to Use a Document Instead of Slides
      3. Nancy Duarte
      4. Common Charts and Graphs
      5. What About Picture Graphs?
      6. Stephen Few’s Graph Design IQ Test
      7. The Future of Data Presentation
      8. In Sum
8. Principles
   1. 7. Seeing and Using Space
      1. The Beauty and Function of Space
      2. Ikebana and Space
      3. Achieving Balance in Space
      4. Gestalt and the Power of the Whole
      5. Showing Restraint and Preserving Space
      6. In Sum
   2. 8. Creating Purpose and Focus
      1. Differences Provide Context and Meaning
      2. Tokonoma and the Art of the Focal Point
      3. Establishing a Strong Design Priority
      4. Adding Motion to Make a Point
      5. In Sum
   3. 9. Achieving Harmony
      1. Simplify to Unify
      2. Noticing the Similarities
      3. Providing Visual Cues
      4. Connecting the Elements
      5. Using a Grid to Provide Structure
      6. 10 Japanese Aesthetic Principles to Consider
      7. In Sum
9. The Journey
   1. 10. Slide Samples
      1. Takehime Pudding The Best Sweets in Ikoma, Nara
      2. The Gulf of Mexico
      3. Smoke: The Convenient Truth
      4. How Bacteria Talk
      5. Thirst
      6. In Sum
   2. 11. Continuous Improvement
      1. Long-Term Improvement: Kaizen
      2. The Lessons Are All Around You
      3. Tips for Long-Term, Continuous Improvement
      4. It’s All Up to You Now
10. Photo Credits
    1. iStockphoto and Pixta
11. Index