Create a slide deck showcasing the development of one key project from your sophomore review candidate courses (listed on home page of this notion):

• Create it in Google Slides, (NOT CANVA, etc.). You can build and export slide designs in another software and import into google slides.
• Your deck will be 20 slides total
• Your deck should be 5 mins total, with automatically advancing slides every 15 seconds. (15sec per slide)
  • Repeating slides are allowed if you need more time per slide.

Content requirements:

• First slide should be your personal statement: a slide made in a striking visual style (including a tagline / one liner) that embodies your perspective in design (don’t worry, this is a draft).
  • Do not put the words “sophomore review” or generic terms like “final presentation” as the title of your deck.
  • The title should be your name (ideally logo-like), with some key words from your personal statement as a subhead
• Second slide should be a summary of your project (similar to summary / front matter from storytelling presentation)
  • include a “hero” image of your project in use (take good photographs, show interactions.)
• Last slide should conclude with the major lessons learned and ways to evoke specific lines of conversation / discussion in the faculty.
  • “Thank you” is nice, but should not be the only thing on this slide.
• The remaining slides should cover the development of your project, structured by the main project phases (research, sketch, design, prototype, test, etc.).
  • Use same methods to storyboard / “skeletonize” your slide deck from the storytelling phase of this course
  • Include major thought processes / key take-aways / how each phase informed the next (similar to process blog)

Rubric

Personal statement. Follows rubric from the personal statement presentation (just the personal statement slide)

Storytelling. Slides build a compelling narrative that spotlights / elevates critical thinking, thought process, discoveries in making as a project comes to life.

Visuals. Visuals support the narrative built by the deck. Includes robust, high quality pictures of design process (some may be staged). sketchbook pictures have contrast / brightness treatment and are annotated with key details that drive the narrative.

Legibility. Visuals are well-crafted

• Text is legible, has 50-75 characters per line, and is a size large enough to read from across the room.
• Slides are well organized and use consistent grids and / or margins.
• Text and visuals use principles like hierarchy, grouping, etc.
• Built your own deck in the general visual style of your project, and / or personal statement and are not relying on an obvious (Canva) template

Presentation. High-energy, rehearsed, presentation delivery. Shows passion for their design work while humility and curiosity towards feedback. Takes notes during feedback.