Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js (Study Guide Sybex) - Softcover

Nimesh Ratnayake, Rakhitha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849696489 ISBN 13: 9781849696487

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Design stunning presentations with dynamic visuals and 3D transitions that will captivate your colleagues

Overview

• Create presentations inside the infinite canvas of modern web browsers
• Build presentations that work anywhere, any time, and on any device
• Build dynamic presentations with rotation, scaling, transforms, and 3D effects

In Detail

Everyone has had to present during their lifetime. We’ve all spent agonizing hours trying to make those PowerPoint presentations engaging. Well now there is a tool that will make those presentations look like child’s play.

Impress.js is a powerful library that eases the task of creating presentations with smooth animations without depending on a software tool. You are no longer limited to desktop tools as these presentations run on any supported browser anywhere on the Internet.

"Building Impressive Presentations with Impress.js" is a quick guide to creating professional presentations using the best aspects of CSS3. It will also guide you through several practical examples which go beyond the conventional slide-based presentations, covering each aspect of the Impress library.

From simple presentations to your own personal website this handy practical guide will ensure you get the most out of Impress.JS as quickly as you can. Starting with a simple slide-based presentation we move quickly on adding in sliders, galleries and portfolios to utilize this amazing tool. 3D transitions, rotations, scaling, and transforms are also covered to give your presentations that something extra. The final step is bringing all this together to create a personal website that is viewable on any device.

"Building Impressive Presentations with Impress.js" gives you the chance to stand out from the competition and engage with audiences in a way you never have before.

What you will learn from this book

• Create advanced presentations with Impress.js effects
• Understand Impress effects such as rotations, scaling, transformations, and 3D effects
• Extract the power of impress core API events and configurations to modify existing functionalities
• Integrate impress presentations on different browsers, viewports, and devices
• Extend the core library to create custom functionalities for different types of applications such as sliders, portfolios, and galleries
• Handle issues in designing and running presentations
• Use Impress tools to automate the slide creation process

Approach

This book gives you exactly what you need, exactly when you need it. Using easy-to-follow practical examples, this guide takes you from simple presentations to complete websites in no time.

Who this book is written for

If you want to engage your audience on a level not previously possible on software such as PowerPoint or Prezi, then this book is for you. With basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript you can start making presentations that truly Impress.

About this title

About the Author

Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake

Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake is a software engineer working in a leading software development firm in Sri Lanka. His work there includes planning and implementing projects in a wide range of technologies based on PHP frameworks.

Rakhitha is the creator of http://www.innovativephp.com, where he writes tutorials on the latest web development and design technologies. He is also a regular contributor to a number of popular websites such as 1stwebdesigner, tuts+ network, and Sitepoint network.

He likes to watch cricket and stay with his family when he isn’t working on coding or writing. Make sure to visit him online at http://www.innovativephp.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/innovativephp.

Dan Wellman

Dan Wellman is an author and front-end engineer who lives on the South Coast of the UK and works in London. By day he works for Skype, writing application-grade JavaScript, and by night he writes books and tutorials focused mainly on front-end development. He is also a staff writer for the Tuts+ arm of the Envato network, and occasionally writes for .Net magazine. He's a proud father of four amazing children, and the grateful husband of a wonderful wife. This will be his seventh book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849696489
• ISBN 13: 9781849696487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124