I read Tom’s post the other day, The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning, and was inspired to create a couple of PowerPoint templates of my own.
The Simpsons
The first PowerPoint template I created was a template created to look like The Simpson’s TV. I was inspired to create this template because I was watching an episode of The Simpsons while reading Tom’s blog.
Font used in the template is “Akbar” which is a font that mimics Matt Groening’s handwriting. The font is embedded so you should be able to use it in the template provided.
Template probably isn’t highly useful unless you are creating training or a presentation on The Simpsons, but it looks cool.
Download The Simpsons template
Note: It appears as though there were issues with using the font contained in this template. To use this font you can download and install the font from here:
Akbar Font
iMac Template
The next template I created was inspired by the new Apple iMacs. After reading Tom’s blog I went to the mall to do some shopping and stopped in the Apple store. I was amazed at the new designs of the iMacs. The displays are unbelievable.
Font used in this template is Lucida Grande, which is a common mac font, and it too is embedded in the presentation for your use.
The iMac template also probably is not all that useful for training, unless you are Apple, but if you replace the Apple logo with your logo it could be used for non-Apple related training/presentations.
Download the iMac template
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Very nice work. Please feel free to bring more of this to your blog.
Hey, thanks for the Apple iMac template, was useful for my presentation I had to give on Apple, believe it or not! Awesome work.
Hey man, I love the templates. Are these available for use, I would like to use your TV template for a powerpoint game for my youth group, I may publish it to a resource website as a free download, but wanted your permission first. Great work!
Hi PK,
Feel free to use them for whatever, they are all yours
-Dave
Thanks! This is really something that I can use for my work!
i want to see a new power point template
You are da bomb, Dave, thanks!!
As a Mac/Apple fan, I can’t wait to try out your iMac template.
@jenisecook
Well, Dave:
The other Dave (David Anderson, @elearning), threw down the gauntlet via this thread in the Articulate forums:
http://www.articulate.com/forums/general-discussion/15083-microphones-share-your-demos-here.html
Here is my iMac template creation:
http://www.ridgeviewmedia.com/voiceovers/player.html
@jenisecook
Awesome work Jenise,
That audio sounds great, and it was a perfect use for the iMac template.
Thanks for sharing it.
-Dave
Hey Dave,
I was given your name as someone who created a way to search Screenr’s. Great idea!
I am curious how it works though. I put in four different subjects I did as Screenr’s and none of them came up in the search. Just curious.
Thanks for your help and creativity!
Laura
Hey Laura,
My screenr search will only search videos that have been Tweeted, and only Screenr videos for the past couple of months.
When did you create your Screenr vids, and did you ever tweet them?
You can find a detailed explanation of my search here as an FYI:
http://www.mozealous.com/i-built-a-twitter-based-search-for-screenr-on-mozealous-com/
-Dave
I would like to use the Akbar font in my presentation on The Simpsons, if that is okay!
Yeah, that shouldn’t be a problem. It is freely distributed, so I think it is ok.