If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is empirically the case. If a great designer did a first-rate standard, that model should be followed. Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple.

What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list.

Audience boredom is usually a content failure, not a decoration failure.

Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.

The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.