Remix 1: Google Slide and Reflection

After presenting my original slide, I was given a lot of constructive criticism. The critique that I heard the most was that my background was distracting and did not make my text pop out to the viewer. I was also told that the font of the quote was confusing and hard to read. I was praised however, on the concept of my slide, and how I used thirds. I was encouraged to change the size of my quote, so it could take up more of the slide and minimize unused space.

In the remix of my slide, there were multiple changes from my first slide. The largest difference between my first and second slides, was the opacity of the background image. In my second slide, the background is much more transparent, directing the viewer’s eyes towards the text, and not details in the background. I also changed the font from Indie Flower to Oswald. I believe that these changes helped bring my slide focus.

The research that I gathered pushed me to use the thirds concept and natural lines in my background and slide. Also, I incorporated something I learned from presentation zen, which was to limit the amount of information on my slide. I used the sites that were provided on canvas to format and design my slide. Overall, I am proud of both my original and new slide.


Remix of My Slide

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I learned that too much open space is can be a bad thing. Although it is suggested to have a good amount of open space so the slide is easy on your eyes, too much can be a waste of space. I made the changes I did so I can make everything bigger to catch the eye. I also moved things around so it can look more balanced when people view it. All of my research showed me that the easier the slide is on the eyes the better your message will get across. To make this slide I used a couple sources, mostly 
"Presentation Zen" for my slide ideas.

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I learned from the critiques of my slide to choose a better background picture that divides up the screen better.Before there were clouds that interfered with the words and points trying to come across. I was told to change some of the positioning of my words and pictures. To make my font bigger and to have it stretch across the top of the screen
I made the changes to my slide because I wanted the rule of thirds for Presentation Zen to be more pronounced. I also wanted the colors to contrast more. I used the IKEA ads to help me as well. The use of their negative space and it highlights what is actually important. 
The research I did helped to create a better slide, because it helped me choose a new font for my quote that made it stretch across the top of my slide better. I also chose a new background to have better colors. One of the sources I used to create an amazing slide was Presentation Zen and a Smilebox article that helps with web design. 

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​I made several changes to my slide for this class. I was told that my slide had some distractions in it. Previously I had my name in a big font above the Shakespeare quote, but Anthony pointed out that he didn't know where to look first, at my name or the quote. Because of that advice, I decided to remove my name, and make my quote bigger. Once I did that, I centered it and made it the first thing people looked at, using the rule of thirds.

To remake my slide, I decided revisit all the websites to see what I could do better. They said that I should have my slide focus on one thing, make it the first thing that captures the eye. Another source I used were my classmates. While I was remaking my slide, I went to them for their opinions on the changes I had made.

One thing I learned when remaking my slide was that you can't rush the changes you make to your slide. At first, I made my name bigger, and my quote smaller. I then deleted my name and changed my quote´s font. Another thing I learned is the rule of thirds. I learned how to properly use it and have it on my slide.


Believe In Yourself

Yoo why can't i make these damm 3’s. I know i'm not the best basketball player but dam Ms. Pahomov can ball better than me and she's an english teacher. Like i practice every single day. I didn't make the team last year(make some type of noise) everyday in the summer I went to taney, and practiced. I'm just standing here looking dumb. If i don't make this 3 pointer i'm done for the day.(notice a cute girl)  Woow, damm, oh god. She so cute. If i make this 3 i know that it will impress her. (shoots the ball and makes it) Yess!! I made it. I'm not sure if she seen it though like wt.. Ok let me calm down and just go over there. Oh hey (clears his throat) hey wsp what's ya name? Oh Sharina? Thats a nice name. So you do streaks? Ok you do. Can I get your Snap then? You said Sharina_taken? Oh so that means that you have a boyfriend? Ah my bad Tot I didn't know this was your girl.


I know I was just chillin and she was was just looking at me. So i don't know man? (Tot started yelling at her her) Yo Tot the truth is i didn't know who she was and I ask for her name. I did not mean for it to lead to where we lead. Yea man i am really sorry, i know why you are upset but dam it was an accident. Yea it was. Come on don't act like this. (challenges him to a basketball game) A one on one? Your like the best player in the whole school. Come on man please. You're going to embarass me infront of the whole school. ( sucks his teeth) Ard man come on. Wait i got ball first. I know i'm not as strong as you. Yo bro watch them elbows, you hit me in my face. I am playing ball. You what, just play come on. (he takes a deep breathe) I know i can make this shot. (makes it) Let's go!! All i need to do is just score one more and i win. You think your going to win.(started talking trash) I've been practicing this shot all year. (close his eyes) wait how did i miss!? I'm just like another flight reacts a walking L. let me be a bigger man. Yo tot good game. You think i did  good? Thanks. Yea your right, all you need to do is just believe in yourself. So no hard feelings? Ard thanks see you.  


Single Slide Remix - Ethan

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I noticed that a lot of people wanted me to center the cycle and put my name in the middle. It was difficult to look at because it wasn't in the common lines of sight. I made the changes so that my slide looked more professional. I put more time and effort into making this slide work. I have moved it around and researched new ways of presenting it and myself. After looking at presentations online, I have also learned how to present the slide physically, not just the slide. I need to project my voice and make sure I'm using my hands to point to specific points of the slide. 
I watched TED talks to understand how professionals present their slides. I also went to some classmates and wrote down their feedback so that I was able to remember what their opinion was. I also asked clarifying questions to make sure that I was understanding their feedback. 
I have noticed that people are very picky of what intrigues them. The smallest tangent or the slight change of color can throw somebody's interest off. I have learned that it is important to get somebody's opinion before you show it to a lot of people. Nobody will see your slide the way that you do.

Art- Christopher Jacobs

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     From the critique of my slide I learned mainly about 2 things. I learned from my group that the main problem was, that there was too much to focus on and there was a lot to look at. I myself actually thought of this and made a different one before but I felt that it was really rushed and did not have as much as time and work put into it as I wanted it too. I completely revised my slide and decided to make the slide all one topic. After a lot of thinking (and I mean A LOT) I finally came to a conclusion that I would choose something that truly defines me and that shows my true personality of being very creative. Some of these sources were websites I found while just surfing through the internet. I used a lot of different elements and even talked to a good friend of mines who has been working on design his whole life. I decided I would go with a simpler approach with a colorful background and pictures to contrast it due to them being black and white. I learned a lot during this project and I can proudly say I am proud of what this is now and I hope everyone who looks at this can enjoy my project.

I like Smart phones

Smart phone logos (1)
I started off with color blocked sunny beach. I changed it because the first one had too much words. But this one took me 5 days please like it. I chose this one because I like smart phones. In Christmas or my birthday my mom is getting me Samsung galaxy S8. I think that the IphoneX is not worth it because who is paying $999.99 for a phone, not me for sure. And I also hate the face Id for the X. I think that it should be $500.00. 

Antonia Solar- Tech slide 2

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From the critique of my slide I learned that I was on the right track with the design. Some people suggested changing the background to blue or moving the title to the bottom or just getting rid of the title all together. I asked people what they thought of the changes that I did. The almost everyone said that the original looked better than the new ones. 
In the end, I decided to keep my slide just like it is. I decided to do this because people disagreed in the different changes that were suggested and in the end the original was the most pleasing. It is simple but informative and clear to read and understand. The colours pop and the font is big, all elements that are part of design. 
My research helped me create a better slide because it taught me concepts of design that I could use to attract more people to my slide. I used colour wheels to pick the colour of my slide and made sure to pick complementary colours that contrasted. I also used presentation Zen and all of the other resources given to me to learn about design. While researching, I even made a list of design elements that I wanted to incorporate in my slide. This made it easier for me to create something that had a good design and showed something about me.

Slide Remix & Reflection

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     From presenting my slide to my peers, I received quite the feedback that was very helpful and understandable. There were a couple things I couldn't see in my slide that had been said to me and I thought it was good that someone noticed such a mistake as having a different color text in the same line. In addition, I was able to contact my peers on my revisions that were suggested by them. 
     As my process continued, I wanted to keep my quote because it was something that gave my slide a meaning but one big change I did was the choice of color. Like before, I previously had a line of text that had different colors and at first, I thought it was going to work out but it threw off my peers' views so I decided that the different colors on the same line had to go. Now I got the advice of using the USB cable to almost have the text wrap against it so that the text isn't 3 straight lines that look boring and uninteresting. Overall, I decided to move the cable image to the left and have still have the readers read from left to right because that is naturally how we read. 
     Going on, I went in depth for a little more research and I decided to read the entire Slide Design for Developers page and I found crucial things like simplicity, large text, using good colors, etc. So one of the things that related to my peers was the choice of color and I am thankful that my mistake was pointed out after presenting. In addition, I used much larger text before and tilted my text in a way to make the text go with the flow of the cable. Overall, I thought I got some helpful feedback and hopefully my slide is one to remember. 

Google Slide

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Hello, my name is Anthony Castro-Gomez and this is the google slide I have created based off of my research and the critique from my colleagues. My initial design consisted of a hoop and a basketball in the center of the image to set the tone of the slide. I also added in 3 words to explain the slide quickly so that the viewer can glance at it, look away, and be able to gather all of the information they needed. Finally, I made sure I added in a black background and made the words orange so that it pops out to the audience. I kept the original font and had a reflection of each of the words.
After presenting, my classmates suggested that I take out the reflection because it is distracting to the eye. They also recommended that I make sure that all of the words are placed reasonable distances from each other so it looks on point. Someway I decided to implement that was by using the words to follow the basketball as if it was an afterimage to make a more creative way to catch the viewer's attention. I changed the color of the words to match the basketball a little more because my classmates did mention how they liked how the words corresponded with the background and the basketball, so I kept a black background and made the font color dark orange to match the basketball. I was also told to change the font to something more fitting so I used the Lobster font since it looks smooth and pleasing to the eye, and in a sense more formal because it looks like cursive. 
The research helped me create a better slide because it teaches me how to grab people’s attention. With the image “bleeding” off the edge of the slide, it seems more like an ad, which grabs attention. I learned that the contrast between colors is important as well, a light color in front of a dark background is usually what people like. I used a dark color against a dark background so that it creates a more relaxed tone to the slide. Some sources I used to make this slide were http://youtu.be/axj8IedTzfc?hd=1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (the video you provided us with), https://creativecommons.org, and Elements of Design Defined (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. To conclude, this was the final version of my google slide.

Iman Ahmed New Slide

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  • What did you learn from the critique of your slide?                                     I learned to not make bullet points because it will distract the audience and to never use Comic Sand.
  • Why did you make the changes you made to the slide?                               I made it much simpler and more put together.
  • How did the research you did help to create a better slide?                     It helped me make my slide more put together and at the same time make sense.
  • What were some of the sources you used to create an amazing slide?          I used the presentation zen to my advantage and i also searched google for examples to give me an idea.

Zachary Sanders- Slide Remix

Tech Project_ My Life Slide 2 (1)
After presenting my project to my group members and having to do this again, the thing I was able to learn from my slide overall was falling and getting back up. Now I may not be a master at design and I know that i'm nowhere near it but it's from the mistakes that I make in life that I am able to improve on. No matter what it is that you're doing no one is perfect. Sometimes you have to accept defeat in order to grow.
There were a lot of things that lacked and could have been taken out in my first copy of the slide and i'm glad that I was able to improve those things on this one. In my first slide I had tons of pictures which was the thing I was trying to focus on in my slide but with the amount of pictures I had made it hard to focus on one thing. But in this one I changed that idea around completely. Instead of a bunch of photos I decided to make the background the center of attention with a quote on the side so that it was easier to just read the quote and admire the background. I also added the little pixel figures so I could spice it up a bit with something new. 
The research I did helped create a better slide because from it I was able to see new ways I could improve and also ways that appealed to me. For example the quote because I always liked reading quotes and seeing them makes things look better to me. I did not use any sources but I did use google images in order to find the right image for my background. Finding them didn't take that long but making sure that the image wasn't too big or was not transparent took a while. But overall I am happy with what I created. 

One Slide Remix

One Slide Remix
From the critique I learned many things. I learned that simplicity doesn't always look good. I learned that a little extra detail can cause drastic changes. It can be the icebreaker between an excellent slide and a decent one. I also learned that fading things out can cause more emphasis on the most important parts of the slide.
The changes I made were to the text, font, background, and contrast colors. I changed Me Magazine to Lincoln Murray because all of the things in the slide relate to me, not something I made about me. I changed the font from Oscar to Lobster because it is a font that gives the right amount of both simplicity and uniqueness. I  changed the background to a red that faded to black on the outskirts to provide more emphasis on the center pieces(text/middle silhouette). Lastly I changed the background to a darker red and the text to pure white so the text stands out.
I used my knowledge and looking at other's presentations to make my slide even better. I realized how the simplistic ones looked a bit underdone and how the extremely detailed slides have a bit too much for someone to glance at and get the message. I saw that the best ones were simplistic but unique so I tried to replicate that style. It ended up making my slide 10x better than it was before!

Intro to tech Slide (Remix)

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The critique that the class and Mrs. Hull gave me was very helpful. I learned from my mistakes to make an even better slide. I balanced out the stars to not offset or interfere with the text, and blew up said text to make it stand out. I gave flashes of color to make it pop better and balanced out the text. I went back to the websites Ms. Hull gave us, as well as researched on my own to improve my slide.

1-Slide Project Remix

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After being critiqued by my classmates I realized that I needed to change the way I got people’s attention, the font of my text, my slides cohesivity, the eye appeal of the slide, and most importantly the background. I also learned that even though my slide was bad I had a good idea and was headed in the right direction.

First I changed all the font to times new roman so that it was more cohesive. Then I added the word effect so that my slide had a good amount of eye appeal. Next I centered and sized all the words so that people’s attention would go to the right places. Last I changed the background because the original one wasn’t going to give me a good product no matter what I changed and that’s how I got my final product.

The research I did helped me create a better slide because of its broadness. It showed me that in order for my project to succeed I needed to stop being so picky and specific, and start having an open mind; because with an open mind there were thousands of possibilities, hence my new background. Finally, most of the sources I used were sources Ms. Hull gave us and information from prior experiences. These being classmates, links/websites, teachers, and of course Ms. Hull.

Remix Of 1 Google Slide

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My name is Michal Czapla, and this is the google slide that I have created after weeks of planning and designing. Before this unit began, I had virtually no knowledge on this topic, but I soon got the hang of it and tried my best. After the critique of my google slide, I learned that I'm not that far off making a great slide design. That being said, I still have much to learn. Even when I did a lot of research, my classmates and Mrs. Hull pointed out a few changes I could make that I wouldn’t ever of thought of.


 The critique of my google slide inspired me to make a few changes to my slide design. I unstretched the soccer ball and foot in exchange for the foot not bleeding off of the page, which my peers told me wasn't necessary. Also, I moved the text a bit so it looked more like the ball was getting kicked into it. Finally, I made the name of the person who made the quote larger and even used Mrs. Hull's tips to lower it and have the name pop out. These changes were crucial to making my slide easier on the eyes and better overall.


To create my slide, I used a few sources for this project. There were several websites that Mrs. Hull linked in the canvas assignment, but I found that Presentation Zen and a bit of google allowed me to learn the basics of designing. That was the reason why I wasn't killed during my presentation. Overall, this unit was a great learning experience, and I'm going to continue to improve and get better.


Tyshon's Life

The Life Of Tyshon (Remix)

What I learned from the critique of my slide was that I needed to make my pictures blend together in a better way. I also learned that my slide shouldn’t have too many colors because that might distract the viewers from the point that I’m trying to make. Another thing that I learned was to make my title stand out from the pictures so the viewers would know what my slide is about.


Based off the critique of my slide I made several changes. The first thing I did was I thought of what my theme of the slide should be. I chose to make it blue. Then I found pictures that fit the theme of my slide. I know some of the blues are different but I tried my best to match the blues. After that I made the pictures even and balanced out.


The research that I did helped me make a better slide because it gave me advice on how to make a presentable slide. It showed me what it takes to make a slide more appealing to the viewer and why certain slides are better than others. The sources that I used was Presentation Zen and a video about slide designing.


Eli's Slide Remix

I learned many things from the critique of my slide. I found that contrasting colors that are not adjacent does not look good. If you chose to have colors opposite one another, the must be directly contrasting or it will turn out poorly. I also learned that imperfect symmetry is not symmetry at all. I found that it is difficult to make different-sized images be symmetrical.

I made many changes to my slide. I changed my previously lime green text on a sea blue background to a peach red, matching my title. I reduced the length of my title to make it more concise and to-the-point. I centered my title and moved the images to either side to create as much symmetry as possible.

I learned how to organize and color from my resources. I got good advice from my classmates and put their comments into the reconstruction of my slide. I still drew most of my knowledge from sites like presentationzen.com, https://zachholman.com, and https://blog.prototypr.io. They were incredibly helpful when I was reformatting.
Tech Me Mag Slides

Phoenix Satterfield's Digital Remix

My visual consists of a handful of art materials scattered across a table. The materials include pencils, value pencils, crayons, compasses, pencil sharpeners, and paintbrushes put into a mixture of warm and cool colors. Bigger objects, like the crayon box and the journal, bleed off the edge, since you don’t necessarily need to pay attention to those things. As you may know, this is a remake with its design based on the criticisms I recieved. It still has the same format: materials scattered all of the art materials around the paper as is if the piece of paper was a final art piece.     


       I still didn’t use as much reference for this slide.  I reordered the materials as I remixed the visual. The first critique I had was the color of the ‘table’. Before I remixed it it was a light shade of blue, but the brown color adds to a realistic style. I also stood up the cup of paint, since the color of the paint bristles were blending in too much with the paint color, because they were touching. The normal pencils still have two locations in this setup; one is still on the journal, and three others are still towards the lower right corner. There’s definitely a lot of more value, too, on nearly every object, and this also adds more to this realistic style.


My visual kept the same center piece. The incredibly crappy looking pencil drawing of a rocket and another planet is still there. I didn’t want this visual just to say “so yeah, this is me”. A moral or message is my way of making sure people can really take something out of the artwork. The one I decided to stick with is “what you allow is what will continue”. It’s simple and self-explanatory, unlike “I am within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life”. I split the moral into two and then put one half on each side, since I didn’t want it to interfere with the visual. So, after considering the message, I was pretty much done.


Camren Jones

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I presented my slide to a smaller group which made my critique more personal and less nerve racking rather than sharing it with the entire class. I had  Preston in my group which I was frightened by but also happy about because i knew he was a harsh critiquer who would give me good advice. After seeing half of my class present i knew that some things needed to be changed and my group agreed with me. The first thing I changed was my placement of everything on my slide.


The reasoning behind changing the placement is because it wasn’t aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. My shapes were overlapping and my pictured seemed stretched. I fixed my shapes by overlapping shapes that were supposed to and moved things around to make it proportional. I deleted my picture entirely because in order for it not to look stretched it would be too small for my liking. After deleting the picture, I made my name my focalpoint and it made everything look more aligned. When the picture was placed in the middle I had to move my name to the counter and it caused it to look awkward because it wasn’t proportional, but that wasn’t the only thing I had to change.

I also had to slightly change my color pallet. My group told me that my wording didn’t have that much of a contrast. In my opinion color/contrast is one of the most important to a slide, because that’s the first thing I pay attention to. My mind works through color so I made sure that i had good contrast which I learned learned on a color pallet website. The changes I made did make my slide more appealing and more clear to read.

Sources

http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2008/08/learning-from-the-design-around-you-ikea.html

https://zachholman.com/posts/slide-design-for-developers/

http://www.colourlovers.com/


Izzys Me Magizine slide

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When my slide was critiqued on my slides I learned many things. My group helped me realize that my bottom slide was too stretched out. I also learned that I shouldn’t just se basic fonts. Finally I learned that I should always make sure to prepare before a presentation the hard way. I also heard that I should speak up a little more when I present.


With the critiques I received started to edit my slide. I took away the Quito and Philly labels because they took away from the presentation. I also changed the front because I felt that front didn't represent me.  I also tried to un stretch the image but that didn't work out. I also made my text bigger because it was too small. I finally added a black border to make the photos pop.


As I look back on this assignment I have realized that research definitely made my slide better. Not only was I able to make my slide look more presentable but I was also able to understand their reasons why it looked presentable. For example I never knew about the rule of 3’s before this project. I feel that you should always be able to have a thorough understanding of what you researched. I used two main  sources for this project. One was my friends, I asked them for their recommendations and sometimes definitions. I also used an essay by Zach Holman


Karima Hadjeb Slide

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This is my new slide. Yes i did not change the theme but i added more things and they have a deep mean then when you just read them, well at least they to me. So the most important thing is that in the middle of the slide there is a quote that says ‘ i learned a lot about life with a ball in my feet’ and this quote just means that playing soccer taught me alot. The second thing is in the left upper corner it says ‘My ha'pennies’ and that just means that soccer just really keeps me happy. And then in the right upper corner it says ‘My home’ and this just means that  when i'm playing soccer or just when i'm at a soccer field i feel like i'm at home. Then in the left bottom corner it says ‘My goal’ what i mean by this is that i wanna be a soccer professional player and also when im playing soccer i always set a goal for myself before practice or even a game. And finally bottom corner it says ‘My life’ and this is the most important one because  it's just basically saying that soccer is my life and i would do anything to continue soccer for my whole life and never stop playing no matter what because i truly love it with a passion.

   Soccer helped get through life because it shows me different stuff for example when your during a game people will push you and trip you and many other stuff but you never give up you always get back up and keep running after the ball and also when you shoot the ball it doesn't always go in but you don't give up you try again and again until you get it in.

   I made the changes because i felt like in my first slide wasn't really interesting and it didn't really have a lot of information it was just a picture with two words so this time i put it more words and also it has different colors because they all blend in together and also you can really see the words because they are bright.


Kaleb Harris ~ Revised Slide

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My 1 Google Slide based of my Me Magazine was presented to a group and I received information to make the slide better. Preston told me that instead of my slide being blue and white I should make it all one color. Cameron Jones said that my title should be in the middle and should differentiate from my other caption. The group said I should make my slide more symmetrical and add shapes. I was also told to make my slide more eye catching. Jakob had told me to bleed my pictures to make it look better and I combined all of these suggestions to make a better slide.


The research I did helped me to see what makes a billboard eye catching. I learned that those billboard advertisements worked on me unconsciously and that I should use those strategies to make my slide look good. I used presentation zen especially to really shape up my slide. I applied bleeding the second time around to change the aesthetic to my slide. I also adjusted my color to make the contrast look more pleasing. I learned that when making a slide everything is important and the tiniest mistake can be seen or mess up the whole presentation of the advertisement.


When making the slide I referred to the sources provided. I used Elements of Design Defined, Slide Design, and Presentation Zen. The source I used the most was the Presentation Zen because it served the most useful source to me. The useful information included great details and good visuals that would help guide me while making my slide. The Elements of Design helped me figure out the fundamentals as well as the useful vocab I needed to know.


New Slide - Kyree Yates

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For my tech slide I had didn’t really have that much critique on my google slide because when it comes to simple I am actually really good at filling in blank space to make it look like a lot. The only real critique that i have gotten was to flip the sides of my words and pictures due to the fact that the thought bubble wasn’t fully rounded at all sides. On the far left side of my project the thought bubble it was kinda squared, so I moved the picture over to the far left of my screen to basically complete the project and design of how it looked. Another thing that I got critiqued on and this was actually my only other thing was that the words was too bright and not complementing my picture enough so what I did was darken the complexion of the colors I was already using and placed them evenly on the right side of my slide then I was done.