Presentation graphics packages like PowerPoint have always been slightly irritating to me. Although they can make it easy to present ideas, this doesn’t mean that the presentation will be meaningful to an audience. Information design heavyweight Edward Tufte has offered scathing critiques of presentation software and argues that they lead to a different kind of thinking for both present and audience.

This funny poster on BoingBoing (thanks Cory) encapsulates this love-hate relationship and pokes fun at Tufte as well. I’m still chuckling…

For an added knee-slapper, check out the Gettysburg Address as a PowerPoint presentation by Peter Norvig.