ah teaches graphic design (Now Presenting: Design lecture)

Peer critique prep

In preparation for today's critiques, please:

1. Open up your project on one laptop.
2. Make sure you have a pen or pencil ready.
3. Once ready please raise your hand and I will provide you with a stack of post-its.

Peer critique reminders

For today's peer critique, we will be providing you with a series of prompts to guide your critique. For each critique you provide please make sure to:

• Be specific about what you are referring to.
• Be clear about what is working, or not.
• Explain why it is working, or not.
• Include your name/team name at the bottom of the critique.

Leave your post-its at the project you are providing critique on.

Peer critique process

After each prompt, you will move to the next project (+1 from where you are). Please make sure to leave your critique on a post-it at the project.

Peer critique start

Please move +1 project.

Is the hierarchy of text clear? Why or why not?

You have...

Are the line-lengths, leading and point-size readable? Why or why not?

You have...

Do you understand how you are meant to move through reading the article? Why or why not?

You have...

Does the visual structure of the article feel consistent? Why or why not?

You have...

Does the composition of the article feel repetitive? Why or why not?

You have...

Where is whitespace used to direct attention? If not, please comment on where whitespace is used to clarity separation of content.

You have...

Where is whitespace used to help create separation between contents?

You have...

Is whitespace being used effectively to direct attention or separate content? Why or why not?

You have...

Does the design feel a cohesive set of elements? Why or why not?

You have...

Does the article's design strongly convey the content of the article? Why or why not?

You have...

Participated?

Thank-you! Your participation today is appreciated.

Organize Your Notes

Categories of feedback:

• To-do's: Things that are obviously issues and can quickly be resolved.
• Disagreements: Bad or otherwise counter-intuitive ideas.
• Clarify: Things that need a bit more explanation.

In preparation for lecture...

Please close up any laptops, cellphones, BlackBerries, Atari 2600's and other 'beep-boop' devices.

Office hours

Due to a meeting conflict, there will be no Wednesday office hours.

The Presentation

As a medium

Who is the audience for this presentation?

What might we need to consider given the audience?

Preparing

1. Make notes
2. Establish structure
3. Sketch slides
4. Build slides
5. Practice like crazy
6. Present

Scale

Kind of hard to read the type when it is too small, no?

Contrast

Using light colours on a projector goes poorly quickly.

Dimensions

Design Considerations

Remember your Gestalt principles; they are your friends!

Consistency is king

Content

But what do I actually put on the slides?

You are the visual. The slides are your support.

Text

Keep it concise

If I start out by reading this slide and continue to put the entirety of my text on this slide then you are going to spend more time staring at the slide than at bacon ipsum dolor sit amet t-bone capicola porchetta turkey tri-tip biltong bresaola. Turnip greens yarrow ricebean rutabaga endive cauliflower sea lettuce kohlrabi amaranth water spinach avocado daikon napa cabbage asparagus winter purslane kale. Celery potato scallion desert raisin horseradish spinach carrot soko. Pig sausage meatball tri-tip ribeye doner. Lotus root water spinach fennel kombu maize bamboo shoot green bean swiss chard seakale pumpkin onion chickpea gram corn pea. Shoulder shankle jerky, venison brisket ham pork tail prosciutto leberkas biltong short ribs ribeye ham hock tenderloin. Celery quandong swiss chard chicory earthnut pea potato. Chuck frankfurter tenderloin jerky. Bacon sirloin tri-tip pastrami. Grape wattle seed kombu beetroot horseradish carrot squash brussels sprout chard. Shank shankle pork loin filet mignon pork belly prosciutto ball tip tenderloin. Chickweed okra pea winter purslane coriander yarrow sweet pepper radish garlic brussels sprout groundnut summer purslane earthnut pea tomato spring onion azuki bean gourd. Frankfurter boudin filet mignon turducken shoulder pig hamburger brisket pork. Gumbo kakadu plum komatsuna black-eyed pea green bean zucchini gourd winter purslane silver beet rock melon radish asparagus spinach. Pastrami shoulder kielbasa swine, t-bone ground round pork belly venison jowl filet mignon capicola.

Give us only the necessary annotations.

Do Not 'Walk' Us

Focus on talking about the outcomes of the work more than walking us through what you did.

For example, "We started with doing research, then we wrote questions..." is not good. "Our research points to the answer being..." is better.

There is No 'I' in Team

Trust me, I tried

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Structural Integrity

Other considerations

Further things to consider presentation-wise:

• Does it flow smoothly from one slide to the next?
• Are all team-members involved in presenting the work?
• Are you helping us see your successes?

Layers of Preparedness

1. Manuscripts: You are reading
2. Memorized: You are remembering
3. Extemporaneous: You are saying

Layers of Presenting

• Visual: Posture, expressions and eye contact
• Vocal: Volume, pitch, uh-uhms and speed
• Verbal: Fluffy phrases and jargonism

Fluffiness

Like a cloud

Avoid fluffy phrases that do not help your argument.

• "We chose this colour because it is cool"
• "We did some stuff"
• "Andrew said to do it"
• "My [mother, father, cat...] liked it"

In lab

Tomorrow's labs will include:

• Further feedback on P2
• Team formation for P3
• Reading reflection #3