Design of PowerPoint Slides

1. Design of PowerPoint Slides The Purpose … The Point Support & Ease Understanding OF YOUR AUDIENCE

2. Williams Design for Non Designers • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity

3. Contrast If they are different… Make em different Font – BIG difference Color Location

4. A background fill makes it hard to read

5. Dark on dark makes it hard to read

6. Light on light makes it hard to read

7. Dark texton a lightbackground or light text on a dark background is thebest wayto go

8. Use Contrast – Big Contrast in text to draw attention 1. Font size Color 2.

9. What do you remember? Exercise • Three times a week is the minimum • At least 30 minutes a day • Doesn’t work if you pay other people to do it • If you work out, I’ll give you a rubber duckie • The inki dinki spider crawled where?

10. Repetition Differences stand out Double edged sword • Graphic Elements • Placement • Font choices • Color Now let’s talk about something different

11. Alignment It doesn’t have to be left aligned Using alignment can help with lots of information Alignment gives visual cues to meaning

12. Proximity Don’t sit down to write and design Storyboard When delivering, face the front Use standard fonts when traveling Pictures lightened can be a background Keep the lights on Check the room before Write your ideas out fist

13. Proximity When delivering, face the front Keep the lights on Check the room before Use standard fonts when traveling Pictures lightened can be a background Don’t sit down to write and design Storyboard Write your ideas out first

14. Mr. Steve’s No Nos • Busy backgrounds • Unnecessary effects • Too much text • Remember that slides are free • Rule of 4 • Tiny text – 24 usual min • Reading slides

15. Watch Out! Power of the Medium • Color • Motion • Interactivity • Photos • Focus attention

16. Weaknesses of the medium • Text • Hard to skip around and customize • Easy to get lost in options

17. Pyramid of Power Presentation Talking Print