In my earlier post, “Anatomy of a custom graphic,” I described a technique for blending images using transparency. In my newsletter, I announced a contest for the best use of that technique. (If you want to know about contests to get free products, sign up for my newsletter at the right!) Here are the 2 […]
Congratulations to the winners of the iconic art contest!
At the end of my recent blog post, “Create clear, iconic illustrations in PowerPoint with (gasp!) clip art,” I announced a contest to create iconic line art based on WMF files and I can now announce the winners! (I know I said I’d pick 3 winners, but I picked 5.) Each winner took a different […]
Create clear, iconic illustrations in PowerPoint with (gasp!) clip art
I’ve often recommended using photos instead of clip art (line art), but clip art can work well if you know how to choose and use it. In this post, I’ll explain how to choose clip art that won’t look silly and how to modify it to make your point clear. When you choose line art, […]
Congratulations to the winners of the summer 3D contest!
In my recent post, “Slides that pop! Using the 3rd dimension on a PowerPoint slide–Part III: Collages and 3D scenes,” I announced a contest to create a slide using 3D techniques in that post and the prior posts in the 3D series. I’m pleased to show you the winners so you can be inspired! 3D […]
Enter Presentation-Process’ diagram contest and win diagram packages
Presentation-Process sells packages of diagrams for PowerPoint. They have just started a contest for the best original diagrams. You also write a tutorial to explain how to create the diagram. There will be prizes for: Best Visual Concept Best Visual Design Most Popular Entry Top PowerPoint in Mac Tutorial Best Written Tutorial First 10 Submissions […]