DesignSense™ for Presentations Training CD-ROM Fact Sheet
DesignSense for Presentations™ Product Information
DesignSense for Presentations™ is a new multimedia training program on CD-ROM that helps business professionals, with no formal graphic design training, learn the design concepts and skills required to create visually compelling, effective presentations on the computer. The product is the first of its kind to be offered to the business public.
The CD-ROM presents the principles of graphic design in an engaging, easy-to-use format. DesignSense for Presentations™ users will learn the following concepts and skills:
- How to lay out information and images on a slide in a way that will engage the viewer.
- How to select and use type for greater readability and interest.
- How to use color for the greatest emotional impact and legibility.
- How to work with charts, graphs, clip art, textures and background in order to support communication messages.
The product also includes the following sections to help deepen the user's knowledge of the material:
- "Makeovers" of presentation templates
- Critique section to review design rules
- Glossary of design termsPurchasers of DesignSense for Presentations™ will also receive downloadable PowerPointŪ-based presentation templates and grid structures that were created using the design concepts taught in the training CD-ROM.
Product Audience
DesignSense for Presentations™ is targeted to businesspeople who use PowerPointŪ or other presentation software packages, and who want to produce better-looking, more effective presentations. Those professionals include:
- Administrative assistants
- Managers
- Sales and marketing employees
- Small business owners
- Lawyers, physicians and engineersProduct Platform and System Requirements
DesignSense for Presentations™ is a cross-platform CD-ROM. The product runs on Windows 95, 98 and NT and Macintosh Power PC.
The product runs off the CD drive, and therefore does not require installation or extra hard drive space. The product has the following system requirements:
- Monitor set at true color depth (24bit)
- Monitor with a resolution set to SVGA (800 x 600 pixels)
- 64MB of available RAM
- 133MHz Pentium II Processor or better OR Power PCPurchasing DesignSense for Presentations™
As of November 1, 1999, DesignSense for Presentations™ can be purchased via e-commerce at: www.designsense-cd.com, which offers secure credit card transactions. In addition, individual and volume purchase orders can be made by calling Proximity Learning's toll-free order number, 1-877-271-0336.
Company Background
Proximity Learning, LLC is a newly formed computer-based training product development company located in Portland, Maine, with sales offices in Austin, Texas. The company's first product, DesignSense for Presentations™, is one of a family of multimedia training products that will help businesspeople learn the design skills they need to visually communicate more effectively.
For more information, please call: Laura Carnes (207) 799-4483
Visit our web site at: www.designsense-cd.com.
