Totally off topic, but was the projector company Runco? I knew a guy who worked there, talk about high end expensive projectors! They're local, and owned (I think) by Planar now (also local). On Nov 7, 2014 6:04 AM, "Rich Shepard" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2014, King Beowulf wrote: > > > same here. I almost missed it myself when I was poking around. Seems > > these young snots keep messing with the UI design and forget about anyone > > over 40...or 50... > > Unfortunately, the adherence to the church of coolness is endemic and is > found across the range of displays, particularly on computers. > > About 20 years ago I attended a workshop in Portland on the use of color > and other factors on computer visuals for presentations. It was offered by > that local famous maker of LCD projectors (_very_ expensive at the time) > whose name I have forgotten. > > Anyway, there were two key points on the use of color: 1) keep contrast > high: light foreground text on dark background text and vice-versa; 2) the > main color theme affects the audience's emotions and impression of the > presenter. > > Not only should contrast be high, but the colors should be selected for > the size and lighting of the presentation venue. In a large room, bright > white or yellow text on a black background is not easily seen from a > distance, while black text on an off-white background is much more easily > seen at any distance. Too many Web site designers violate this concept when > they think that grey text (in a small size) on a black background > represents > the bleeding edge of technology. The message it actually sends is that they > don't care about readability only their idea of what is kewel. > > Want to excite your audience? Use a lot of bright yellows and reds. It > has > the visual equivalence of the aural values of a hard rock concert. > Unfortunately, it also sends the subtle message of the presenters lack of > professionalism and the presentation's seriousness. Use grays and blues and > the audience perceives you as stable, serious, professional, and telling > them something important. > > Of course, these are only two factors affecting reception of the message > and perception of the presenter. Unfortunately, I've yet to see a > PowerPoint > presentation that does not violate all (or almost) all of those factors. On > the other hand (besides 5 fingers), all LaTeX beamer-class presentations > using one of the standard templates adheres to these color and contrast > principles. > > Oh! Let's not forget business cards. Many years ago I redesigned my > cards > using larger fonts. The first time I used them at an industry convention > every senior executive to whom I handed a card commented, "Wow! I can read > this without my glasses!" It's only as one senesces that one appreciates > such little considerations and their effect on the card recipient's > perception of the offerer. :-) > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
