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by tharris0101 5057 days ago
This looks beautiful. I'll download it tonight and mess around with it. One suggestion from the video and gallery:

Everything looks like very nicely laid out title cards that don't really hold much information. Does the actual app allow for more data if needed? I know we all hate bullet-pointed PowerPoint, but the inclusion of things like charts and graphs, quotes, paragraphs of text, etc are sometimes needed in real business presentations. If the app does allow for this sort of thing, then the video maybe should be updated to show some more variety. Otherwise, it might be something to think about for the next release.

Anyway, it looks great! Good work guys.

2 comments

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. One of the goals we have is to make you a better presenter. For v1, we researched presentation best practices and built the app so users automatically do things like limit the amount of text per slide, use consistent fonts and text placements, and add emotional impact to words with high-quality (no clip-art!) images. The constraints are intentional, and in fact was the inspiration for the name, as a Haiku is an art form that promotes creativity through constraint.

That being said, I think there are lots of opportunities in the future to help users add features like bullet points and charts, while still keeping it simple and guiding the users towards creating effective presentations.

Exactly what I was thinking as well. Most Presentations are there to present data. I'd need at least bullets, tables and the ability to show multiple images (charts) for comparisons. Even if you only do sales pitches - how are you going to compare features, prices, traction etc. with this app?