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A 6-by-3 grid of black-and-white headshot cards with names and roles, labeled by a giant vertical "THE TEAM" set in thin display type on black.
Summary
The team slide: a giant vertical "THE TEAM" label down the left, beside a 6-column, 3-row grid of black-and-white portrait cards, each labeled with a name and role, presenting an 18-person founding team.
Visual description
Black background. A very large thin-grotesque "THE TEAM" runs vertically up the left side, reading bottom-to-top, sharing the column with the "arkive" sidebar mark. The rest of the slide is a 6-by-3 grid of 18 portrait cards, each a tall rounded black-and-white headshot with a name in white and a role in muted gray beneath: three co-founders lead (Tom McLeod, Aleks Rendtslev, Jordan Topoleski), followed by Chief Community Officer, Design Lead, Curatorial, and the rest of the team across engineering, ops, editorial, logistics, legal, social, and brand. The uniform grayscale treatment and equal card sizes make the group read as one cohesive team. The wordmark runs up the far left edge.
Key takeaway
Converting every headshot to matching black-and-white at one consistent card size so a large team reads as unified and serious rather than a mismatched photo dump. The oversized vertical "THE TEAM" title turns the section label itself into the layout's spine.
Reuse notes
A reusable team slide for pitches with a sizeable roster (12 to 20 people). Uniform grayscale portraits are the key move; they hide lighting and background mismatches and look premium. Lead the grid with founders. The vertical mega-title works when there's a tall empty column to fill; with fewer people, a smaller grid and horizontal title may sit better.
