8. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ The
☺ Slow
☺ Reveal
☺ Of
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9. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ Reading aloud to the audience
This is important to be limited because of a
couple reasons. Namely, it’s belittling. It’s also a
bit confusing, and a waste of a complete slide in
your deck. Plus, it turns the presentation into a
lecture because of
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10. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ The Dominance of the Speaker
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11. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ Pre-specification of a visualization method
http://blog.jgc.org/2009/08/please-dont-use-pie-charts.html
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12. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ Generic Linking Lines
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001TV
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13. Things that must GO AWAY
☺ Boxes
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001TV
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14. Things that must GO AWAY
☺Smiley Face Bullets
☹ Smiley Face Bullets
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18. Supergraphics
• Conventional and simplistic design
• Multiple complex data points
• 95% of data may be useless to individuals, but
not to the whole audience
• Follows 6 Grand Principles of Analytical Design
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25. Mode Indifference
When we reason causality, we don’t care how it’s displayed
Information is not to be communicated, but rather architected
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36. How Does this Effect Portent?
• Site Design
– Alternative design styles – hipmunk.com
– Clear, creative, informative design
• More Detailed Graphics
– Infographics that deserve to be shared
• Site Organization
– Information architecture with varying line width/style
• Team Organization
– Client launch flow charts, project management, org
charts, etc.
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37. How Does this Effect Portent?
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38. Thank You!
Josh Patrice
Portent SEO Team Lead
email – josh@portent.com
twitter – @syzlak
linkedin – http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshpatrice
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