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Five new(ish) presentation and publishing alternatives

Five new(ish) presentation and publishing alternatives | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"PowerPoint is robust and Google Presentations is very sweet for collaboration, but some of us simply crave beautiful new design options for our presentations and publications.

Here are four worthy options, and another one about to be born."

Beth Dichter's insight:

Do you like trying new tools, specifically ones designed for presentations and publishing? This post, by Joyce Valenza, explores five tools that will provide a range of options for you to consider.

* Canva allows you to create slides, posters, flyers, presentations, business cards and more. With hundreds of fonts, one million images, photo editing, the ability to collaborate and more you may want to head over to Canva and create an account...and it is free!

* LucidPress comes from the same folks that created LucidChart, and it is free for educators (and your school can also get accounts for students). This is a robust a robust publishing tool that has been getting rave reviews...definitely worth checking out. If you have questions, check out their tutorials.

* emaze is a new tool out in beta. The website states that you can choose a template and quickly create a presentation. Feature include the ability to translate text, HTML5 (so it should run on any browser), and multi-device accessible.

*Haiku Deck was originally designed for the iPad but is now has a web based version. The folks who designed this were looking for an application that would allow them to create a "killer pitch deck" and when they could not find one they chose to create one...thus Haiku Deck.

* Powtoon Slides is due out later this week. Based on a sneak peek you will find lots of slide templates, infographic style that includes animated icons that you can use on graphs and charts, a photoshow style (with over 3 million royalty free photos available), and an animated style. This list does not include all features but it may make you want to head over to Powtoon and check it out!

More information on these tools is available in the post.

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The year in graphics - The Washington Post

The year in graphics - The Washington Post | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From a gunman's rampage in Arizona to the last U.S. soldier leaving Iraq, The Post's coverage of the year's biggest news events included some of our richest visual storytelling.
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Powerful Facts About Visual Communication | The Mindjet Blog

Powerful Facts About Visual Communication | The Mindjet Blog | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Did you know that visuals are processed 60,000 times faster than text? Or how about the fact that they are processed simultaneously?
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2012: The Year in Graphics

2012: The Year in Graphics | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
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A collection of infographics and interactives that the NY Times published during 2012. Learn more about the Olympics, the 512 Paths to the White House, Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction in NY City and the region, Watching Syria’s War, 117 Years of Drought in theUSand more. Each one also provides a back story as well as information on how they were created.

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34 Stunning Infographics To Understand The World Of Social Media | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers

34 Stunning Infographics To Understand The World Of Social Media | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Infographics is a new way of showing information through graphical representation. We recently posted some interesting posts on infographics that you can also find on the net.
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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - Fullscreen

Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - Fullscreen | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Look up words in the Visuwords online graphical dictionary and thesaurus to find
their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn
how words associate.
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