VizThink Conference Kicked Off Last Night

I love this conference because you see the coolest art &  meet the smartest people. The opening reception was last night at the Fairmont in San Jose, and it gave me the chance to meet up with some of my favorite people.

My first order of business was to catch up with Joni, Eduardo, and Mark [...]

Topic: Diary, Event
Tags: conference, indexed, soap, visual, vizthink, xplane

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Lessons from TED: 5 Simple Tweaks

Besides being a daily source of inspiration for many of us at Duarte, this year’s TED Conference also gave us a chance to flex some of our creative muscles and turn out a variety of nice presentations. Since we enjoyed working on these projects so much, we thought you might appreciate seeing how we approached [...]

Topic: Design, Strategy
Tags: Design, presentation, TED, Visuals

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Of S.T.A.R.s and Mosquitoes

In our slide:ology training seminars we teach people about S.T.A.R Moments™. S.T.A.R. stands for “Something They’ll Always Remember” and S.T.A.R. Moments refer to the memorable moments in a presentation that stick in the minds of your audience long after the presentation is over.
You know, it’s the “I have a dream” phrase in Martin Luther King, [...]

Topic: Delivery, Message, Video
Tags: 2009, Bill, Gates, presentation, S.T.A.R. Moment, TED, Video

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Duarte & TED Team Up

Duarte has played a significant role in TED this year and we’ve had a blast! We not only worked with several of the presenters transforming their message and slides, we also worked on some cool projects for TED sponsors, TED Prize winners, and TED Fellows.
TED Fellows Presentation
TED Fellows is a new TED program that helps [...]

Topic: Delivery, Design, Message, Strategy, Technology
Tags: GE, interactive, TED, wall graphic, Walmart, whiteboard

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