Stord Notations testimonial (Mario Paganini)

Summary

The Stord case study's testimonial slide in the recurring "Notations" format: a heavy sans label left, and an unusually long serif-italic endorsement filling the right column.

Visual description

Black slide with the running header on a hairline rule (Stord wordmark left, green burst glyph centered, utility labels and "47" right). "Notations" is set very large in bold near-white sans at left, with a small green "Links" list (Website, Launch Video) below. A faint vertical hairline splits the slide. The right two-thirds carries a dense, multi-paragraph testimonial in light serif italic, opened by a plus mark and closed with the attribution "Mario Paganini, Vice President of Marketing". The quote is long enough to fill nearly the full height of the column, making text itself the visual.

Key takeaway

The same Notations template scaled to a much longer quote proves the layout flexes from a one-liner to an essay without redesign. A long serif-italic block, ragged and centered off one hairline, can be a deliberate visual choice rather than a wall of text.

Reuse notes

Use when a flagship client has given a genuinely glowing, detailed endorsement worth quoting at length. Set the type large enough to stay elegant; cramming it small would undercut the effect. Keep the left label and link list identical to other testimonial slides for rhythm.