From time to time one happens to stumble upon something that is truly mind-blowing.
About two weeks ago I read about a small HTML presentation framework called impress.js. I did not take much notice of it since I am fairly knowledgeable of Keynote and did not see any practical value in coding my presentations.
Then a couple of days ago during my first week at college, I was given the task to rethink one of Germany’s leading newspapers - more specifically how it could attract more female readers without loosing its male audience.
In its current edition the newspaper measures 37,6 by 52,8 centimeters which is all but clutch-friendly. To solve this problem I came up with an idea that would let them keep their trademark title page the way it is, while shrinking everything else by 50 percent to save space and weight. That way the news paper does not loose its bold mass appeal. At the same time the new format would allow them to restructure the paper so that male and female readers can be guided according to their exaggerated stereotypical interests. You might ask yourself how this is possible – If I explained it in words it would most likely not make much sense.
Take a look at THIS instead.
The presentation you just saw is something that would have been impossible to realize with Keynote or PowerPoint. This is where the real strength of impress.js lies: It breaks boundaries that Keynote and PowerPoint impose on their users, it is non linear, multi-dimensional and it can be combined with all the new technologies we learned to love.
SO! If you are slightly familiar with three-dimensional coordinate systems, HTML and CSS you are ready to rock. Go ahead, build stellar presentations and make other people think you are a magician.
