Powerpoint slides

[jdeeesign]

I've been asked to design a Powerpoint slide for an ad, and was wondering... what would be the typical size that would be appropriate? Should I go a screen size of 1280 x 1024, and let them size appropriatly? Don't know if anyone has ever had this kind of project before!

[uncle carbunkle]

okay, i'll bite:

what kind of an ad would you need a powerpoint slide for?

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[DeleteYourself]

I KNOW, I KNOW!

*raises hand*

Product placement in a college lecture!

Am I right?

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[jdeeesign]

Close!! It's an ad for a conference coming up that will be displayed at another conference of about 2000 people... slides with ads are put up in between sessions... make more sense now? I was just going to send them a TIF file to insert into the slide.

[DeleteYourself]

That should work. Go with the biggest screen size possible (whatever that may be), and they can always shrink it.
But you don't want them to enlarge it.

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[defjoe]

^what he said^

also ask your client what it is going to be projected on? they might just be doing 8.5X11 slides and projecting them on a screen. We do it al lthe time here at the university.

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'I'm the damn designer, bitches!'

[uncle carbunkle]

i have never seen that. good luck!

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[Tyger]

You may want to consider the projector specs as well, some are different than others but to be safe you could do as you mentioned.

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