Creative Presentation Ideas from Dan Marcolina
Dan Marcolina is synonymous with creative presentation ideas and stunning design. And not only are they amazing to view but they can help inspire your own creative presentation ideas no matter what your design skill level. Whether you’re showing off your product, service, or latest deep thought, presentations like this can serve to push your presentation boundaries. Turn up your volume for this presentation…
Postcards With An Edge
I wanted to bring Dan’s “Interactive Postcards” presentation to your attention because it exemplifies “thinking outside the slide” and stretches your mind to really think about how you marry your idea or message with visuals. The postcard theme is a great idea in itself as it’s a surprising approach to showcasing information on slides. But marry that with the rich design, music, video and non-linear navigation and you have yourself a unique cinematic experience.
Creative Presentation Ideas Brought to Life
The ever-present caterpillar acts as host and incorporates an organic element while Dan ushers us through his recent portfolio projects. His digital brochure, keynote graphics, tradeshow demo and touch videos burst on the screen and symbolically transform the caterpillar into a butterfly. Ok, ok, maybe I’m stretching things a bit here, but you get my drift.
The color and images are executed with shadowing and good depth perception. And Dan certainly got my attention when a hand-delivered note crawled in with a schedule of up-coming speaking engagements complete with hyperlinks. I admire his font usage that combines handwritten messages with classic typography and retro, sans-serif lettering.
Sounds That Soar
Another element that takes it to another level is the soundtrack. The information is perfectly communicated with a feel-good vibe that combines the tranquility of chirping birds with energetic music.
Anyone who works with presentations from sales execs, to marketing managers, and art directors, can glean something from this creative presentation.
Kendy Louwaars
September 26, 2011 @ 3:29 pm
Very creative !
Brad Bensman
September 27, 2011 @ 10:48 am
Incredible! Great use of the platform!
Elizabeth Cruickshank
September 27, 2011 @ 10:50 am
Very creative. However, the bug is a little creepy and doesn’t lend anything to the presentation. The Adobe slides were the best. The earlier ones were a bit too busy.
ND Fletcher
September 27, 2011 @ 10:52 am
Wish I watch the vid
Chris Gibbs
September 27, 2011 @ 1:36 pm
In my opinion this presentation demonstrated that it is very easy to loose sight of the primary purpose of a presentation.ie clear communication & retention of information by the audience.
The caterpillar/bug really turned me off as did the visual overload on each slide.
The Irish have a saying “Get over yourself” which might be applicable to the tech wizard designers of this presentation.
Mark
September 27, 2011 @ 4:10 pm
I totally agree with Chris on this one…
John Rode
September 27, 2011 @ 4:21 pm
Mark and Chris,
I should have explained that this presentation is meant to show-off the designer’s portfolio of recent projects. Much like previous presentation examples such as when we highlighted a person’s “presentation resume”.
Not to put words in the mouth of the designer, but I believe the goal was to demonstrate design that is not mainstream or restrained. Looking through his portfolio, I think Dan gravitates towards technology marketing in areas where aggressive, mind-bending design is desired.
- John
Anil Gupta
September 27, 2011 @ 10:26 pm
amazing stuff
Johnny Dee
September 28, 2011 @ 8:58 am
“Anyone who works with presentations from sales execs, to marketing managers, and art directors, can glean something from this creative presentation.”
Let’s face it, 95% of the technical “wow” imagery in this presentation was created on high-end video editing platforms. Not really representative of what can be created using Slide Rocket. If you already have the high-end fancy videos, then yes, Slide Rocket can be a useful framework on which to hang them and distribute via the web. But you have to have to have the fancy videos created in the first place.
John Rode
September 28, 2011 @ 9:15 am
Johnny Dee,
Agreed that a design like this is out of reach for a do-it-yourself slide creator. But the point was that everyone “can glean something” from the presentation. I wasn’t implying they can recreate it. The spirit was more about how you can depart from a traditional slide presentation by using a different presentation palette, if you will. Which in this case was a postcard.
- John
Sean McDonald
September 29, 2011 @ 9:07 pm
If nothing else, this presentation and many of the others in the resource library demonstrates the wide use and application for SlideRocket.
We have uncovered a great use for SlideRocket in content marketing. Great for distributing white papers and finding out your viewing stats.
Aj Brillantes
October 3, 2011 @ 11:12 am
A very creative combination of content and medium. Definitely on the fringe of demonstrating the limits of seamless presentation delivery. Glad to see design showing off the design, especially in the SlidRocket platform. I wish I conceptualized something like this! … And it is just that, a concept. I’d like to see a more refined version with a cleaner UI, an easy to use nav, and a quicker, more responsive slide transition.
Renee Maufroid
April 28, 2012 @ 9:43 am
This presentation is really out of the common. Congratulations for the wonderful creation. Wish I could do the same!
John Rode
May 14, 2012 @ 10:49 am
Yes, this presentation idea was meant to push the boundaries and serve as inspiration for your own presentations. Applying the concepts in the “real world” of course could mean different navigation, usability, etc., as it would also probably include branding elements and the like.
- John