Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: The purpose of Impress

Hi Owen,


2014/1/22 Owen Genat <owen.genat@gmail.com>

> mirek2 wrote
> > My rough draft:
> > The purpose of Impress is "to make it simple and quick to craft a slide
> > show to perfectly complement a speech."
> > Please comment on this.
>
> Hi Mirek,
> I always think of the ancient Greek and Roman forum and the idea of
> appealing to the masses; reaching out to touch others. Taking an idea and
> projecting it, both larger and to a wider audience. Impress is a sort of
> amphitheatre for the mind and skywriting stylus for the hand. It enhances
> live communication by augmenting and clarifying the conveyance of an idea.
> The cliché would be to say it "brings to life" ... but please do not go
> there.
>
> Another aspect I suppose is the ability of Impress (being libre / open) to
> transform communities by helping them assert a sense of unencumbered
> identity and value. This is moreso the case with the presentation component
> than any other component in an office suite. I personally feel this is an
> undersold aspect of much libre / open software. Community is another
> important aspect. Both are points of distinction from commercial products.
> It is unsurprising that Apple promotes "simple" and "beautiful" as those
> are
> their hallmarks. The Prezi statement is more interesting, focusing as it
> does on "enabling" and "conversations".
>
> I realise my offering here is all more marketing than features, such as the
> "quick" and "simple" in your original rough draft. I will be interested to
> see whether the overview / mission statement for Impress ends up being more
> marketing or feature based.
>
> My offering:
> Impress is a projector for your mind. Transform personal ideas effortlessly
> into visually compelling presentations for your community.

I like this idea, but more as a marketing message than a design goal.
The problems I see with it as a design goal:
a) I'd like to keep the audience generic, not limited to "your community".
b) I'd like to keep the topic generic, not limited to "personal ideas".
c) As stated in my previous message, I'd prefer to focus on complementing
speeches rather than replacing them. It sounds like your definition leans
toward the latter.

Tell me if you disagree with any of these points, though.

> Kind regards, Owen.
>
>
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