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0 pointsbeezlebroxxxxxx2y ago0 comments

Interesting. I don't know a single person that uses google slides in a professional context. It's ppt files or even just pdfs. Designers will whip something up in InDesign or Illustrator if they want total control in rare instances, though.

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koito172y ago· 2 in thread

To add another data point, I can't remember the last time I've seen a PowerPoint. Maybe in high school? In every job I've had, people used Google Slides, if presenting a slideshow at all. Additionally, when designers have demonstrated things (e.g. mock designs), they have always shared a Figma window.

dijit2y ago

Europe (especially germany, or gamedev) is all PPTs.

I sold google workspace to my org and Google Slides is what is giving me the most backlash because it is considered woefully inadequate compared to powerpoint. Especially around brand identity tied to fonts.

lopkeny12ko2y ago

"brand identity tied to fonts" sounds like more of a problem related to your company culture/ego of the marketing team than a shortcoming of the tool.

I guarantee you that if you substituted your company's cherished sans serif font for another sans serif font, no one would notice or care except the designers who have nothing better to occupy their time with.

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AzzyHN2y ago

Genentech, and possibly the rest of the Roche pharma conglomerate, uses the full Google Suite instead of Office. Sure, they're still using Windows computers, but it's not unheard of for companies to use something other than Office.

mastazi1y ago

Same here, looking at the companies I have interacted with, it's mostly MS with a few Google shops here and there. I am currently in Australia and work regularly with EU-based companies. I see you are being downvoted, perhaps in other areas such as the US the market is different. We are starting some projects with a few US companies, I will keep an eye on what they use, I'm curious.

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