Raquel Velez

Green Stream

Tech- One slide remix

As I remodeled my slide, I wanted to focus on one thing and one thing only and that was my love for sports. In my research i realized there is always the focal point of each slide and that the main point should be clear and isolated from the rest but should still flow with the rest of the slide. Therefor, i wanted the bat to be the main focus, it includes colors that are eye popping and attract the eye. I chose to put a quote to fill in space but not one that was too long. I chose one that was equal in the length of line so it wa easy and appealing on the eyes.

From the critics in my slide I learned that i should have a good color scheme and a solid alignment. i was told to not over crowd and just keep it simple and with a lot of open space. I made a lot of drastic changes because i felt that in comparison to everyone else’s is was overcrowded and i felt that it should’ve been way more simple and focused on one thing which was my love for sports for softball. I went back to my research and it helped me make a better slide because it gave me clear examples, it showed me that i should’ve simplified my slide and make it aligned and overall appealing to the eye.

I used the articles that were found on the assignment link on canvas and i also googled a lot of ikea examples. I think ikea slides are the best to follow because they show you what you need to see without overwhelming you. They keep it short and simple and get to the point. They use up all the space yet don’t overcrowd and everything flows off nicely. I followed their models to create my slide. I chose the the bat to fill up the most space and the quote to give off the information needed.

When I was designing this one slide I wanted to make sure I hit the major important aspects in my life. Therefor that why i chose to include by love of softball, I chose a picture of me as a baby and then a picture of me all grown up on my team to show how long i've been playing an that although I don't want it as a career, it still is a huge passion of mine. I also chose to include a picture of my islands flag, I’m from Puerto Rico and it has shaped me hugely as a person, not only how I speak but also in how i carry myself day to day. I made the flag kind of cropped off the page just because i think if i would’ve left it in the middle, it would have been repetitive and unnecessary seeing as we all know what the Puerto Rican flag looks like. I also chose to include my name right in the middle because I consider your name to be one of the biggest aspect for social identity. Your name can give off many things about. I also included pictures of me and my friends because i'm very close to my family but friends for me have always been to fill in the gaps that family cannot. I chose for the pictures to surround my name in circle layout because the same way the planets revolve around the sun, in my world I am the sun and these are all of the things that revolve around my life. These are the things I need to keep me going.