"The Spice Girls" Design Rationale

When we were assigned this project, I wanted to create a powerpoint that was exciting, fun and unexpected. I began to create powerpoints with artists such as Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, but soon realized that they were too popular and other students were doing them as well. I knew the use of the Spice Girls would be original, and when I began to create this powerpoint I was hoping to achieve a colorful, fun powerpoint that was not only interesting but paired the high intensity beat with the slides to create a really unexpected presentation.

One of the major decisions I made when creating this powerpoint was deciding which artist to use. Because each student was given the artistic freedom to choose an artist or band of their choice, I overlooked the Spice Girls until one day my roommate was discussing how they were still on her iPod and I remembered how much fun their music was. Other decisions I made were how to bring back a group with the right backgrounds and facts, because they are a somewhat '90's outdated group. Working with different colors was also a big decision, because I could not decide if I wanted one constant background on all slides or not. Eventually, I made each slide their own, just like how each Spice Girl has her own personality.

There were quite a few challenges to this presentation. Because I constantly use powerpoint, I figured creating a powerpoint would be an easy feat; however, incorporating music and having the slides move on their own got quite frustrating. My main goal was to have the music and slides work together, having each bullet or picture appear with the beat of the song. Although it took a while, I eventually got the music and the slides to cooperate with one another and work together. Another challenge I had was having the slides move on their own. I am used to having them move by clicking them on the computer, so allowing them to move at the right times was confusing. I wanted to have each piece of information move quickly enough to finish the powerpoint on time, but I also wanted there to be enough time on screen so people can view and understand the information.

When I encountered the challenges above, I was able to overcome them simply by being patient and looking for the correct button on the computer, or use trial and error. To fix the issues with the slides corresponding with the music, I simply had to use trial and error and see which timings fit within the song. When I couldn't figure out how to allow the words to appear on their own, I had to find the application that said "appear after previous" or fix the delay time. It was not hard, but I played through the powerpoint at least 50 times to make sure it was right!

I am most pround of the music, and some of the timings during the project. My main goal was to line the pictures up with the song beats, and in slides 1, 4 and 5 I really think I did that well. Because I used familiar songs by the Spice Girls, people can antcipate the change of a slide or new information because of the beats in the music. I also liked that they were a group extremely famous growing up, so everyone knew the band when it was placed up on the screen in class.

If I had more time, I would have changed little details about the powerpoint. I probably would have changed the backgrounds in all slides, expecially in the first slide, and added more pictures to the last slide. I also would have made the bullets fade more, to make the effect greater. Overall, however, I was happy with the results.