Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 People who put together Powerpoint presentations, and because the subject matter is rather boring, think they'll "liven it up" by adding pointless animations, slides appearing as if they were on a whirligig, spinning text etc. Do you think lawyers and doctors read textbooks with jazzy fonts and colours cos the subject matter is rather dry? No, they don't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) People who put together Powerpoint presentations, and because the subject matter is rather boring, think they'll "liven it up" by adding pointless animations, slides appearing as if they were on a whirligig, spinning text etc. Do you think lawyers and doctors read textbooks with jazzy fonts and colours cos the subject matter is rather dry? No, they don't. A million times this! As a student, I'm used to having to give and listen to presentations by students. Those people that add animations and ridiculous fonts in should automatically fail. If your information needs animations to get attention, it's bound to be utter shite. Edit: See also: people who put every single word on the slide, rather than just bullet points that they outline in their talk. Scum. Edited August 1, 2014 by Mrs M 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Van Morrison and his Brown Eyed Girl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm making a power point presentation for work just now and I've added lots of funny pictures and fancy fonts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Van Morrison and his Brown Eyed Girl. See also: George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Eric Clapton (as D& The Ds) - Layla. Unbeknownst to commercial radio programmers, these artists and more have recorded more than one fucking song! Another bugbear is the unrepresentative songs such as Hi Ho Silver Lining, After The Goldrush*, and the like. Van's Girl stands above the rest, mind, with the shitty edit to prevent today's impressionable youth hearing the lyric "makin' love in the long grass". *Lovely song, but it's not my idea of a NY classic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm making a power point presentation for work just now and I've added lots of funny pictures and fancy fonts. You know your haw maws are getting put in a vice for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 What about England fans singing the da da da da bit of god save the queen? For those few seconds I hate England. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 You know your haw maws are getting put in a vice for that. He's not presenting it to me so his jigglybits are safe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm making a power point presentation for work just now and I've added lots of funny pictures and fancy fonts. It's all about the animations. A combination of numerous 'fly ins' from all angles is all that's required now to make it fantastic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 It's all about the animations. A combination of numerous 'fly ins' from all angles is all that's required now to make it fantastic. I've got a wee Superman flying across one slide. I'm not going to lie, it looks fucking outstanding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Remember: THANK YOU FOR LISTEN (Comic Sans 12 pt pink) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I actually made it for a signature but it's too darned wide. Let me know if you want me to resize it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Putting hundreds of words on PowerPoint slides, before reading them all out loud to an audience, is the mark of an idiot who has no idea how stupid he/she actually. Waterboarding is much too good for such types. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Putting hundreds of words on PowerPoint slides, before reading them all out loud to an audience, is the mark of an idiot who has no idea how stupid he/she actually. no, sending it round for you to read first and then deciding to read it out to you word for sodding word and then asking why your team is behind in its daily work less than an hour later. oh and *comic SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANS* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my back. You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font. Well think again, nerdhole, because I’m Comic Sans, and I’m the best thing to happen to typography since Johannes fucking Gutenberg.You don’t like that your coworker used me on that note about stealing her yogurt from the break room fridge? You don’t like that I’m all over your sister-in-law’s blog? You don’t like that I’m on the sign for that new Thai place? You think I’m pedestrian and tacky? Guess the f**k what, Picasso. We don’t all have seventy-three weights of stick-up-my-ass Helvetica sitting on our seventeen-inch MacBook Pros. Sorry the entire world can’t all be done in stark Eurotrash Swiss type. Sorry some people like to have fun. Sorry I’m standing in the way of your minimalist Bauhaus-esque fascist snoozefest. Maybe sometime you should take off your black turtleneck, stop compulsively adjusting your Tumblr theme, and lighten the f**k up for once.People love me. Why? Because I’m fun. I’m the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the directions to your graduation party? WHAM. There again. Need to convey your fun-loving, approachable nature on your business’ website? SMACK. Like daffodils in motherfucking spring.When people need to kick back, have fun, and party, I will be there, unlike your pathetic fonts. While Gotham is at the science fair, I’m banging the prom queen behind the woodshop. While Avenir is practicing the clarinet, I’m shredding “Reign In Blood” on my double-necked Stratocaster. While Univers is refilling his allergy prescriptions, I’m racing my tricked-out, nitrous-laden Honda Civic against Tokyo gangsters who’ll kill me if I don’t cross the finish line first. I am a sans serif Superman and my only kryptonite is pretentious buzzkills like you.It doesn’t even matter what you think. You know why, jagoff? Cause I’m famous. I am on every major operating system since Microsoft fucking Bob. I’m in your signs. I’m in your browsers. I’m in your instant messengers. I’m not just a font. I am a force of motherfucking nature and I will not rest until every uptight armchair typographer cock-hat like you is surrounded by my lovable, comic-book inspired, sans-serif badassery.Enough of this bullshit. I’m gonna go get hammered with Papyrus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lisa Cuddy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I should probably mention that those with dyslexia are allowed to used Comic SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANS in university submissions in certain circumstances as some studies have shown that it is easier for them to read and type in. It's still a right wanky font though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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