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PowerFinish Templates Volume 5
Reviewed by Geetesh
Bajaj, June 26th 2007
See Also: The
Joye Argo Interview | PowerFinish |
PowerFinish v4
Introduction
About PowerFinish Volume 5
The
Designs
Pricing & Support
Conclusion

Introduction
PowerPoint template designs are aplenty -- and many vendors create
textured and patterned designs that can be used in most presentation
scenarios. However, trends change and new designs are created all
the time in an attempt to create more contemporary looks.
One of the newest such PowerPoint template collections is Volume
5 of the well known PowerFinish collection.
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About PowerFinish Volume 5
PowerFinish is from Studio F, a company based in Sarasota, Florida,
USA. Studio F creates PowerPoint templates and backgrounds. You
can learn more about PowerFinish Volume 5 and other products at their
site...
PowerFinish Volume 5 includes several new features:
- The templates
take advantage of the multiple master options available in PowerPoint
2002 and later (with alternate slide JPGs available for users
of earlier versions of PowerPoint).
- The new designs feature a range of styles from minimal
monochromatic shapes to vivid painted strokes and sophisticated
textures.
- Each template set includes 7 alternate background designs that
make content placement easy.
PowerFinish Volume 5 is also included in The Ultimate Presentation
Kit, the complete collection of template offerings from Studio
F.
My contact at Studio F for this review was Joye Argo -
thank you, Joye.
Joye adds that "the inspiration came directly from current
color palettes and texture trends in fashion and retail product
design".
There's also an interview with Joye elsewhere on this site...
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The Designs
Here's a sampling of some designs from
the new PowerFinish volume 5:


Each design template includes seven alternate slide background
designs variations. Here are the seven variants of one of the designs:



These seven variation includes dark, light, black and white designs
which can be used according to where the presentation has to be
presented:
- A dark or a black design can be used to play a video on it,
- The white design can be used to print
the slide and,
- The rest (or all) of the designs are
ideal for title and bullet slides.
Joye adss that "another reason we use dark and light variations
of our overlay designs is that legibility is affected by the
setting where you present. So we wanted to give
the presenter a choice based on the venue as well as the content".
All designs include coordinated color schemes.
The designs play with texture effects and
geometrical shapes such as lines and curves. The entire volume
comprises designs in lively colors.

Pricing & Support
PowerFinish
Volume 5 of PowerPoint templates is priced at $49.99
for a single user license.
This volume is also included in The Ultimate
Presentation Kit Professional, a seven CD volume that contains
14,250 professional templates and backgrounds. The full bundle
costs $139.99, including free shipping.
Studio F offers a 30 day money-back guarantee.
Support is through email -- in addition,
Studio F offers live telephone support.
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Conclusion
The entire volume is great value at this price, and I'm so glad
to see that the quality lives up to and exceeds the usual PowerFinish
standard. So you get great quality stuff that's also contemporary
-- a great combination!
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