#hdbestof2013
As the year draws to a close, we’re showcasing the many amazing, inspiring decks that have been created by our community in 2013. We’ve selected ten categories, and each day beginning December 16th, we’ll reveal the five finalists in two of those categories.
Best Conference/Event Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck is an awesome way to wow your audience with engaging visuals and to capture the highlights and soundbites that resonate during a conference. The third category focuses Haiku Decks presented–or created–at a range of events around the world.
Reg Braithwaite presented this epic, decade-by-decade survey of technology innovation as the opening keynote at WebRebels 2013 in Oslo, Norway. His clever, well-chosen visuals and no-holds-barred text combine to create exactly the kind of stirring, tightly thematic, personality-packed keynote talk we’d like to sit in on. We also love his creative use of the Strangelove theme and colorful stat charts to highlight key points.
Click for a smart, entertaining crash course in hardware and software development, and cast your vote for Reg by sharing it with the hashtag #hdbestof2013!
I have a good feeling about this – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Michele Mizejewski, who leads web initiatives at the University of California San Francisco library, showcased Automattic’s P2 WordPress theme at WordCamp SF 2013 with this vivid, punchy Haiku Deck. Her creative, well-chosen visuals illustrate how P2 is like a Reese’s peanut butter cup and how “silos are the enemy of good user experience.” We particularly appreciate how she used the bold Novella theme and interspersed screenshots to clearly illustrate her points and demonstrate the functionality of P2.
Click to see how P2 is WordPress with a dash of shibboleth, and cast your vote for Positive User Experience by sharing it with the hashtag #hdbestof2013!
Positive UX: The Power of P2 – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Design blogger Desiree Groenendal of VosgesParis.com keynoted at HIVE Berlin, sharing her advice for monetizing a blog in this chic Haiku Deck. Her stunning slides were picked up and embedded by fellow bloggers, making her deck — the first she’d ever created — the most-viewed Haiku Deck of all time. Her use of the high-impact Underdog theme, coupled with well-composed images, concise lists, and clear takeaways, make this a standout example of a conference presentation with rich content value that extends far beyond the room.
Click to read how “amazing things will happen if you work hard and be kind,” and cast your vote for The Mini Company by sharing it with the hashtag #hdbestof2013!
The Mini Company – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Not all conference and event Haiku Decks are presented from a podium — here’s a beautiful example of how the app can be used to take notes or recap an inspiring talk with memorable quotes and high-impact imagery. Created using the Strangelove theme with the rich sepia filter on, Wendy’s deck is sleek, stylish, and packed with gems from Jasmine Star’s Alt Summit talk on personal branding.
Click for simple strategies to build your own personal brand, and cast your vote for Wendy’s work by sharing it with the hashtag #hdbestof2013!
Alt Summit SLC 2013: Personal Branding – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Here’s another variation on a Haiku Deck conference recap — rather than sharing highlights from a particular session, Zoltàn Havasi captures key learnings and takeaways from the legendary Cannes Lions as a whole. Isobar’s head of planning masterfully intersperses his own photographs with solid-color background slides and Creative Commons images from the Haiku Deck keyword search, rounding out his work with detailed Public Notes and links to give us that fly-on-the-wall feeling.
Click to be inspired by moonshot thinking and other creativity techniques, and cast your vote for the Cannes Digest by sharing it with the hashtag #hdbestof2013!
Cannes Digest 2013 – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Cast Your Vote!
Don’t forget to help select the winner and bring more visibility to these outstanding conference and event decks by adding a comment below, sharing your favorite with the #hdbestof2013 hashtag, or dropping us a line at gallery@haikudeck.com. We’ll select one winner from each category to receive a special Haiku Deck prize (and, of course, creative bragging rights)!
Tips for Conference and Event Haiku Decks
Giving a talk, or sitting in on one? Here are a few helpful tips and resources.
