This morning I did my little thing at Designer Breakfasts. (As previously discussed.)
They asked me if I wanted a projector and I said no.
I'd like to move away from the crutch of PowerPoint. You don't see Obama using funny slides, do you?
Anyway. I still had points to make and I still had words I wanted people to remember. And seeing as I was sort of talking about business models and the like I toyed with the idea of using plastic figures. Or little gifty things. But that didn't feel quite right.
So I made some spreadsheets in Excel.
I'm pretty fond of them, so I'm uploading them here for you to enjoy. Obviously these slides won't mean anything to you unless you were at the talk, so just sit back and enjoy the pictures.
Oh my God, You've just unleashed an army of accountant wannabe designers
Posted by: Jack | Jun 19, 2009 at 08:57
Don't let the 'Clients' see these, I can just imagine my next brief, "I thought I would just put this together to give you an idea…" AARRGHH.
I love the Penguin Books cover. I think it says more about iconic design than it does for designing in Excel…
Posted by: AaB | Jun 19, 2009 at 09:38
They are great Ben. As much as I loath XL I'm very happy to see you've co-opted a tool for accountants and suits to serve a creative function. The little subversive in me is tickled by that.
Posted by: Drew | Jun 19, 2009 at 18:42