Powerpoint

In a powerpoint presentation, there's nothing worse than:

• Agonizingly slow animation
• Too much text
• Text too small to read
• The speaker reading word-for-word off the slides
• Too many things squished on to one slide

When I think of a really good powerpoint presentation, it's important that it's not way too long. It should also be well designed, with good visuals to go along with brief text. The powerpoint should not be the whole presentation itself but simply an asset to sum up the important pieces of information.

CLT Visit

CLT is located on the 1st floor of the library and to be honest, I had no idea it was even there until our class visit. I was really impressed with everything that CLT had to offer to Trinity students. There were both PC and Mac computers, scanners, an audio editing room and a video conference room to name a few. I can imagine it would be very useful, especially for our class where we are learning how to work with computers and computer programs. From simply uploading a video to editing the audio, CLT provides the tools to do it as well the equipment to check out if needed. I could see myself spending time in CLT for other classes as well if I was working on a very large project because the computers in CLT can handle larger file sizes than other computers on campus.

Pictures That Lie

This photo that I chose of a shark attacking a U.S Force helicopter began appearing all over the internet in 2001. The original image depicts the helicopter simply hovering over the water but it was manipulated to appear more dangerous by inserting a shark attacking the helicopter. I chose this photo because while a lot of altered photos circulate the media, there are few that change the scene entirely. This one particularly caught my attention because it was manipuated in such a dramatic way - to go from a picture of a hovering helicopter to that of a shark coming out of the water, seemingly feet away from a person dangling from a rope ladder is in no way a small alteration. This photo is harmful because it messes with people's emotions. It portrays a very scary scene, one that would make viewers shocked and fearful over an incident that never even occured.





I chose this video because it not only showed the before and after image but also the actual process that was undergone to make this woman "billboard worthy." It's also the commercial for the Dove campaign, and this relatively short clip conveys the powerful message that our societal view on beauty is not only distorted, but literally impossible to achieve without photoshop tools.