Paper or Plastic?
Physical vs. digital presentations for resilience information
Dave Michelson and Caroline Dougherty, UNC Asheville’s NEMAC
Workbooks and Presentations
The Problem
The Problem
Even Worse
Even Worse
With posters...
...and handouts:
DIGITAL:
● Books closed● Working on laptops● Interacting with
phones
PRINT:
● Books open ● Closed laptops ● Put down phones
Observation
Why?
The digital experience
The digital experience
● How long can you pay attention to a screen that isn’t yours?
● How many slides do you retain without taking notes?
● How relieved are you when you see the “Thank you!” slide at the end of
a presentation?
The print experience
The print experience
● Do you take notes during a presentation?
● Do you check how many pages are left in a book?
● Do you like having a bird’s-eye view?
● Abstract
● Passive
● Accessible
● Tangible
● WYSIWYG
● Resource-heavy
Digital Print
Consider what would best serve your content...and your audience.
Questions?
Dave Michelson, Software [email protected]
Caroline Dougherty, Principal [email protected]