Building Impressive Presentations with Impress.js

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Impressive Presentations
Chapter 2: Exploring Impress Visualization Effects
Chapter 3: Diving into the Core of impress.js
Chapter 4: Presenting on Different Viewports
Chapter 5: Creating Personal Websites
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Appendix: Impress Tools and Resources