e248 – Nashville, Vectors, and Paper Puzzles: Nolan Haims Prepares for CreativePro Week

Show Notes – Episode #248

As the world of graphic design continues to expand, the boundaries between traditional design disciplines and presentation design are blurring. And Creative Pro Week, a premier design conference brings together designers, creatives, and presentation experts. This episode Troy has a behind-the-scenes conversation with Nolan Haims hearing about his upcoming CreativePro Week talks, the process, and his expectations for the event. They also talk about the growing importance of presentation design, and actionable strategies for leveraging PowerPoint as a true design tool.

Highlights:

• Upcoming CreativePro Week event starts June 29, 2026.
• Focus on graphic design with multiple tracks, including Adobe tools, video and motion graphics, accessibility, AI, and presentation design.
• Nolan Haims’ experience and involvement with CreativePro Week over the past 6-7 years.
• Overview of the conference audience; professional designers, freelancers, and business owners.
• Nolan’s presentation talk is “PowerPoint Vector Toolkit,” focusing on using vector graphics in PowerPoint.
• Emphasis on the importance of using SVGs over PNGs in PowerPoint.
• Discussion about Nolan’s hands-on session called “Paper Possibility,” involving paper crafts and magic tricks.
• Insights on the evolving perception of presentation design within the graphic design community.
• Prom discount code for CreativePro Week event registration.

Resources from this Episode:  

• CreativePro Week 2026
• Hatch Show Print
• FireFox VPN
• TalkTime add-in for PowerPoint 
• Pegleg Porker Restaurant

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