These are the slides I used at PowerPoint LIVE 08 (I was in Japan and presented remotely). These will just be up a few days for the participants at the conference. Thanks to everyone in San Diego. Great audience!

1. sent atio n zen
Pre
In Sy dney
Osaka, Japan
LIVE from
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4. H ello!
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12. The way (
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14. Pre para tion
De sign
Deli very
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15. ara tion zen
Prep
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16. Restraint
Simplicity
Naturalness
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17. r es tr aint
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18. Yo ku sei
Control
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19. S etsudou
Mod eration
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21. Clutter
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23. Do not st
art here
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24. Alone time
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25. r es tr aint
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26. De sign zen
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27. The Zen aesthetic
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28. The Zen aesthetic
• Simplicity
• Clarity
• Uncluttered
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30. Restraint
Simplicity
Naturalness
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31. Sim pl ici ty
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32. F SEIarity.
UKIN egul
A symmetry, irr
umi Eloquent Suggestion.
shib ity.
Articu late brev
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33. KA NSO ess, the o rnate.
n of fa ncifuln — not
E liminatio mission, exclusion
tractio n, o uncomp licated.
Sub est, and
d ecorati on. Hon
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34. Simplicity good.
imple it is not.
But s
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35. Simplicity is not simple.
Shinpuru ni suru koto wa,
Shinpuru de wa nai.
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36. Influences
Learning from the world around us
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37. Japan
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38. Modern world graphic design in Japan
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41. Japanese ryokan
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43. eal is like .
This m erPoint..
goo d Pow
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44. u’re n uts!
Yo
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45. k ay, f ine...
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46. FU KIN SEI
, irregularity.
Asym metry
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47. Birds eat 50% of their
body weight per day.
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48. D eliv ery zen
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49. shizen
turalness. Absence
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of p retense or
artificial ity, full
creati ve intent
unforced.
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50. Restraint
Simplicity
Naturalness
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51. (Kaizen)
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52. Think:
Continuous
improvement
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53. universe.
nt in the
Make a de

54. Q&A