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Custom graphic contest winners!

May 6, 2013 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Congratulations to the winners of the iconic art contest!

October 29, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 4 Comments

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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 […]

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Create clear, iconic illustrations in PowerPoint with (gasp!) clip art

October 1, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 8 Comments

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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, […]

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Congratulations to the winners of the summer 3D contest!

July 9, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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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 […]

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Enter Presentation-Process’ diagram contest and win diagram packages

May 24, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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 […]

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