Preface

Prezi is an innovative, web-based presentation tool based on an infinite canvas. This canvas and its zooming features are the powers of Prezi. Zooming out provides an overview and, zooming in provides details. You can look at a Prezi presentation as a large mind map. Put text, images, and videos on the canvas and structure your content by frames. Make the important points big and make the details smaller in size. A path in the prezi sets the storyline of the presentation.

Adam Somlai-Fischer invented Prezi in 2007. Adam is originally a media artist and architect, and he felt that the traditional form of slides limited him when he was shaping and drawing up his ideas. He made his first zooming interface in 2001. Together with Peter Halacsy, he started working on an application in 2007 in Budapest, Hungary. They called this tool ZuiPrezi. “Zui” for the Zooming User Interface (ZUI) and Prezi as it is the Hungarian diminutive for presentation. However, very soon they called it Prezi. Peter Arvai joined the team as CEO, and the new presentation tool Prezi was officially launched on April 5, 2009.

This book presents a series of fully realized Prezi projects. It will teach you how to build great prezis. The book builds up on complexity and difficulty. You will not only learn tips and tricks, but also the techniques and workflow used. The ten projects in this book are completely different from each other, and they will give you inspiration and ideas for your own projects. Take a look at www.prezihotshot.com for a sneak preview of the projects.

We hope that you enjoy working on your Prezi projects and may this book inspire you to get the most out of it!