Prezi is the zooming presentation editor.

So, there are a number of good presentation editors out there. I use SlideRocket or 280Slides, both really well designed web apps. But Prezi is different. Tim Leberecht at frog design explains: “Prezi differs radically from PowerPoint in that it requires an alternative mental model: Information is displayed in a non-linear fashion. That’s also true for mind-mapping, but Prezi offers additional linear paths, knowing that “time is linear” when you present, as Adam Somlai-Fischer put it. Users can jump in and out of these paths and are thus given enormous flexibility in storing and presenting information.”

For everyone out there designing and developing an application, look at the love and care invested in crafting the Prezi experience. The marketing site is phenomenal, the application is smooth and professional, and the product itself inspires creativity. This is more than picking the right RIA framework, and more than just designing for usability- I would suspect this team has a remarkable technical lead AND creative director AND experience designer. This product raises the bar for all of us.