{"id":6174,"date":"2012-12-14T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2020-07-11T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T20:35:23","slug":"annihilation-anaheim-ala-battledecks-2012-visual-branding-cc-lemasney-creativecommons-design-cc-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/14\/annihilation-anaheim-ala-battledecks-2012-visual-branding-cc-lemasney-creativecommons-design-cc-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5622\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"20121214: Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012, by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5622\" data-attachment-id=\"5622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/12\/14\/annihilation-anaheim-ala-battledecks-2012-visual-branding-cc-lemasney-creativecommons-design-cc-libraries\/attachment\/20111214\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?fit=2400%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?fit=1000%2C583&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-5622 size-large\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?resize=1000%2C583&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries\" width=\"1000\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?resize=1000%2C583&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?resize=500%2C291&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This sketch was a commission from one of my strongest supporters, Janie Hermann, for the ALA 2012 Conference Battledecks competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Battledecks is not for the faint of heart. It is a nerve-wracking event where those competing must create a coherent presentation from a deck of slides that they have never seen before. This is truly the perfect way to end your conference experience as these courageous individuals compete for the glory of being crowned the next champ.&#8221; )<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>lemasney, design, open source, creative commons, cc-by, typography, poster, Inkscape, GIMP, libraries, ala, 2012, competition, presentation<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0&#8220;After some thought, my solution was a modified form of Battledecks, the legendary form of \u201cPowerPoint Karaoke\u201d that has been especially popular in library conference circles. \u00a0 Drawing on my own experience as a participant, watching others, and some great advice from fellow librarian Andy Woodworth, I pitched the idea to Dan. \u00a0 After some initial conversation, we worried a true Battledecks might be a little overwhelming for their first effort; in addition, Jen and I were worried about prepping slidedecks for three classes even though the presentations were going to be shorter than a typical Battledecks sesssion.\u00a0 \u00a0 After a little research, I found a modified version from teacher Tom Woodward that seemed to be the perfect balance of creative thinking and enough structure to push our students but not send them over a cliff.&#8221; &#8211; Battledecks: It\u2019s Not Just for Librarians! | The Unquiet Librarian, <a href=\"https:\/\/theunquietlibrarian.com\/2015\/04\/02\/battledecks-its-not-just-for-librarians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/6grSsh<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annihilation in Anaheim, ALA Battledecks 2012 visual branding cc-by lemasney #creativecommons #design #cc-by #libraries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,3,7,18,3659,14,1128,16,3654,21,23,27,3657,5],"tags":[163,230,244,335,365,411,3870,477,599,717,854,914,923],"class_list":{"0":"post-6174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-image","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-professional-affiliations","8":"category-brand","9":"category-consulting","10":"category-cv","11":"category-design-principles","12":"category-honors-and-awards","13":"category-illustration","14":"category-libraries","15":"category-portfolio","16":"category-professional-activities","17":"category-professional-experience","18":"category-references","19":"category-requests","20":"category-technology","21":"tag-cc-by","22":"tag-creative-commons","23":"tag-design","24":"tag-gimp","25":"tag-graphics","26":"tag-inkscape","27":"tag-john-lemasney","28":"tag-libraries","29":"tag-open-source","30":"tag-scalable-vector-graphics","31":"tag-typography","32":"tag-wikipedia","33":"tag-wordpress","34":"post_format-post-format-image","35":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20111214.png?fit=2400%2C1400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3h6y2-1BA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":753,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2013\/01\/18\/designing-presentations-beyond-the-basics-at-metro-nyc\/","url_meta":{"origin":6174,"position":0},"title":"Designing Presentations: Beyond the Basics at METRO, NYC","author":"lemsy","date":"2013-01-18","format":false,"excerpt":"I was given a great opportunity to\u00a0teach\u00a0people how to create great presentations. 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