Art 155 Information Architecture In-class Presentation Week 4B

Art 155 :: Information Architecture :: Week 4 :: B In-class Presentation :: in-class example  An example of a simple client pitch Power Point document  Inspiration Furniture

Art 155 :: Information Architecture :: Week 4 :: B In-class Presentation :: in-class lesson  An Introduction to Power Point  How to use Slide Masters to design your document layout  control the both the title screen and the slide screen layouts  set the backgrounds  set the font  How to use simple shapes to design your layout  How to insert pictures from Photoshop or Illustrator  How to insert quick and easy diagrams

Art 155 :: Information Architecture :: Week 4 :: B In-class Presentation :: in-class lesson  Power Point Tips  Set up a folder structure and use it  Use only one font  be brief (no more than 6 bullets/points per slide) A good rule of thumb is to cut paragraphs down to sentences, sentences into phrases, and phrases into keywords. Another is don’t use more than eight words per line or eight lines per slide.  Use key words to help audience focus on your message.  use appropriate fonts: big (min. 28pts) and clear (sans-serif). If possible, test your slides: run the slide show and see if you can read your slides from the last row of the room where you will be presenting.  use appropriate colors: not too bright, high contrast, consistent. Remember that what looks good on your monitor does not necessarily look good on the big screen.  Limit the number of slides. A good rule of thumb is one slide per minute.  No animation  Avoid hard-to-read color combinations such as red/green, brown/green, blue/black, blue/purple. Aim for high contrast between background and text.  No reading while presenting. Face the audience, not the screen.  Approx. 1 minute per slide

Art 155 :: Information Architecture :: Week 4 :: B In-class Presentation :: reading assignment  Power Point Tips  Read Microsoft’s tips on Power Point Presentations entitled “10 do’s and don’ts”  siness_software/presenting_with_powerpoint_10_dos_and_dont s.mspx siness_software/presenting_with_powerpoint_10_dos_and_dont s.mspx  Read the first part of Chapter 4 from Usability for the Web  Pages (up to the section entitled “Background Research”)

Art 155 :: Information Architecture :: Week 4 :: B In-class Presentation :: homeworkdue ::  Client Pitch Document  Create a client pitch document in Power Point. Design the look and feel and create all of the content to be included in the pitch. This is a hypothetical document that you would bring to a hypothetical client meeting to win the business of redesigning their web site. Be prepared to present it during an in-class critique. Use Power Points notes functionality to prepare what you are going to say during the presentation. The presentation should be less than 10 minutes (5-7 minutes is ideal).  Include the following:  Primary Goals/Objectives of the redesign  A summary of what is currently wrong with their present site  include results from the Forrester Test  include site interaction examples of their target users coming to the site  A list of new features that will play a major role in the redesign  Optional: Include any new technology that will play a major role in the redesign  A visual diagram of the design process of how the site will get redesigned (5 step design process)  A list of documents that you will prepare for the client (a list of items that you will create over the next few weeks, which you will be putting together for your your mid-term project)  Documents will include: Creative Brief, User Scenarios, Usability Checklist, Survey & Interview results, Project Schedule, Site maps, Page maps, Focus Group report, Feature & Technical Spec documents, Content Document, User flow charts, and a Style Guide  Format: Microsoft Power Point Document