How to Design Better PowerPoints
3. Design Principles for Slides
Design Principles for Slides
Some slides look good and others look ugly. Find out about the graphic design principles behind good design by watching the videos below.
A Crash Course in Slide Design
This video (5:42) from Slidebean gives you an excellent overview of what works and what doesn’t with slide design.
Tip 1: Remember the Golden Rule: “Less is More”
The less you add into a slide, the more impact it has. The more you put on a slide, the less people remember it. So be very selective about what goes on to each slide.
Tip 2: Be visual!
Interesting and beautiful images and engaging visuals, diagrams and icons win over text almost every time in catching people's attention. So try your best to express your ideas with visual material and limit your text.
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Source: https://slidebean.com/blog/design-presentation-deck-ideas
How to Make Your Presentation Pop
This video (7:08) from BrightCarbon goes into more detail about these graphic design concepts and introduces some new ones that you should know.
Graphic Design Concepts
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Use quality images to tell a story
- Don’t be afraid to have blank or negative space
- Align objects on a slide using the rule of thirds
- Take advantage of the built-in colour and templates in PowerPoint
- Use of contrast and highlights
- Image editing
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