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Roadmaps are evidence of strategy. Not a list of features. – Steve Johnson   In our last post, we discussed the various types of roadmaps such as product roadmap, technology roadmap, project roadmap, marketing roadmap, and so on. But within each roadmap category, there are several types of roadmaps.   Today, we are going to […]

There are several different types of roadmaps, depending on who’s presenting and to whom. It is not just product managers who are using roadmaps to share their product release timeline.   Sales persons are using it to win clients, career counselors are using it to share the roadmap to success, HR professionals to showcase their […]

Thanks to the way our computer’s GUI (graphic user interface) and smartphones are designed, icons have become a part of our life.   Imagine if these tiny images are replaced by text on our screens! Ugly, right?   So is that the only reason icons are used in design - to make things look pretty? […]

In the previous post, we showed you how to create a beautiful Cover Slide Template using just Shapes.   Since the cover slide is the first impression on the audience, you need to invest time and effort in creating a good one. An image does half the work for you in accomplishing that. As humans, […]

First impression is the last impression.   Although that should not be the case, we do tend to judge a book by its cover and a presentation by its cover slide.   We are visual beings and a good design evokes a good feeling. The cover slide is a visual summary of the design applied […]

Infographics have been quite a buzzword in the design world since the last 5 years or more. Seeing how internet was chock-a-block with textual information and realizing how most web readers quickly left a piece of information that was just textual and ignored piles of data, designers and communicators embraced a visual form of presenting […]

This post is not about turning bad slides into good but about turning good slides into great ones. The post limits itself to mastering the art of choosing the perfect image and using it in your slides. Why just images? Small moves, presenter. Small moves.   It is no secret from you that professional presentation […]

Every year, the Pantone Color Institute, a global authority on colors, chooses “Color of the Year” to celebrate the power of colors and mark a new beginning for the world of design. To do this, its professionals comb the world for the latest trends, cultural breakthroughs, technological innovations, and understand the socio-economic climate. Started in […]

Quick question- Who has more chance of getting hired- Mr. A with stellar accomplishments but traditional, text-heavy resume versus Mr. B with no skills but a beautifully designed visual resume? Our guess - Mr. A.   Another quick question- Who has more chance of getting hired- Mr. A with amazing credentials but a lousy resume […]

In the right hands, PowerPoint is a creative powerhouse. In the wrong hands...well, better left unsaid.   What makes PowerPoint such a powerhouse is its user-friendliness that allows amateur designers (like me) to create decent and sometimes extraordinary designs that seem as good as those designed by a professional using Photoshop, CorelDraw or other advanced […]