celebrities as powerpoint slides: a shortcut to slide design inspiration

Celebrities as PowerPoint Slides

Drawing Inspiration from People With Powerful Brands

Are you ever tasked with taking a slide like this...

And making it look less ...‘blah’…

Without wasting the entire week or hiring a designer?

Here’s a shortcut to get your creative juices flowing…

Ask yourself this.

If my slide were a celebrity…

What would it look like?

#1 Barack Obama

The Man

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Phase #2 Phase #3 Phase #4 Phase #5

WE CAN BELIEVE INCHANGE

The Slide

#2 Steve Jobs

The Man

1pound

28%lighter

20%thinner

Objective #1

Objective #2

Objective #3

Phase #1

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Phase #2

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Phase #3

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Phase #4

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Phase #5

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

All new design.A ton of advanced technology. In just one pound.

The Slide

#3 Oprah

The Woman

Own Your Power!How to Tap Into Your Strength

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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#4 Richard Branson

The Man

Objective #1

Objective #2

Objective #3

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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Phase #1 Phase #2 Phase #3 Phase #4 Phase #5

The Slide

1 slide

4 personalities

To come up with new layouts…

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

Draw inspiration from successful branding

And get on with it.