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Learn about how Ppted evolved.
Designing PowerPoint templates is actually an amalgamation of two interests:
Of course, there should be no limitations to creativity. So, in the Ppted collection of templates for PowerPoint, you'll find designs that range from the corporate to the avant-garde, and from conservative ideas to statements. As such, the objective is to not compartmentalize attitudes through adjectives like conservative or flamboyant. Rather, the reasoning is that everything in moderation is acceptable.
Thankfully, there's one factor on which the whole sphere of humanity agrees. Quite simply, everyone wants something different. Life looks for new ideas everywhere. So, why should your PowerPoint experience be muddled by canned designs that have been in use for the greater part of the last decade.
My experiences over the years with PowerPoint have been something I look back fondly at. Let's start my story with the time I started indezine.com; the site began life as a repository of computer design but evolved into a frontrunner PowerPoint resource—a fact recognized over the years by Microsoft as well as several trade publications and associations. Indezine.com is still a non-commercial entity, much like how it was started a few years ago. Through the years, I have authored so much content for the site, including techniques and ideas, as well as reviews on PowerPoint add-ins and templates.
On the other hand, I've often designed presentations for my clients, and all of them were provided original templates created to suit their identities. Somewhere along the way, there was an urge to create and market our own templates. That was not all because I wanted to use designs that could evoke emotions in a conference or a boardroom, and yet the design itself would have to be understated enough to stay in the background.
I admit I was often tempted to market my templates under the Indezine umbrella, and the soaring visitor count on that site would have surely provided me with instant exposure. On the other hand, that would also mean that Indezine would no longer be able to remain unbiased in its reviews. So, a whole new site called Ppted.com was born.
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Geetesh Bajaj is an internationally acclaimed PowerPoint, storyboarding, and presenting expert. He has been awarded as a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for over 20 years now. He is associated with almost all industry events including conferences where he has been associated as a speaker, a sponsor, and a media partner.
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