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PowerPoint. Design Principles. What is PowerPoint?. PowerPoint is a multi-media presentation tool. It helps make abstract concepts concrete. The text is an outline of the presentation

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  1. PowerPoint Design Principles

  2. What is PowerPoint? • PowerPoint is a multi-media presentation tool. It helps make abstract concepts concrete. • The text is an outline of the presentation • The multi-media elements enhance your presentation by appealing to the senses, emotions, and thereby the intellect.

  3. The Power in PowerPoint • An effective presentation starts with good content. • That content’s effectiveness is enhanced by the elegant use of design principles. • Balance/Proportion • Uniformity/Consistency in design • Contrast • Flow

  4. Good Layout and Design • Balance – text and graphics • Clear relationship between text and graphics • Similar/appropriate sized graphics to balance text • Graphics need to be similar in style • Uniformity - Place text and graphics in similar locations • Graphics placed on the left helps to lead the eye to the text. • Introduce graphics and text in the same order

  5. Good Layout and Design • Contrast - Choose contrasting colors for the foreground and background • This is poor contrast • This is good contrast • Flow – A slide has directionality • Left to right • Top to bottom • Graphics have direction and should face the center of the slide.

  6. Place dominant elements where lines intersect.

  7. Text Size • Projected text should be large enough to be read by all viewers (even the people in the back of the room). • This is 32 point, clearly legible. • Anything smaller (28), becomes more (24 point),and more (20 point),and more (16 point),difficult to read.When you get down to 14 pointand even 12 point, it’s very difficult to read. For playback on an individual’s computer, small font is ok, but for presentations using a projector, small fonts will be lost.

  8. 172 (This is font size 172) Text Size 32 point text is recommended. 24 point is a minimum for most situations.

  9. Text: Upper and Lower Case • Use a combination of Upper Case and Lower Case letters. • This combination is easier to read THAN ALL UPPERCASE LETTERS.

  10. Font Styles Choose “Sans serif” fonts, such as:Arial, Comic Sans MS, Microsoft SansSerif,Tahoma,Verdana,Trebuchet MS • “Serif” fonts, such as Times New Roman may be more difficult to read when projected or used on the web.

  11. For Example . . . • This is Arial, size 32. • This is Times New Roman, size 32.

  12. Bullets • Do not center bullet points, • It makes the text ragged • And hard to read and follow with your eyes.

  13. More on Bullets . . . • Generally, left justify bullets. • This keeps things neat . . . • and easy to follow.

  14. Contrast: Drop Shadow Text • Use of a “drop shadow” increases thecontrast for text and objects. • This is without drop shadow……. • This is with a drop shadow . . . . .

  15. Contrast is Important • For Paper • Dark text on a light background • For Projection • Light text on a semi-dark background • The eye is attracted to light

  16. Backgrounds • Stick with a single background • The background is the stage for information. • Set the stage and leave it alone.

  17. Color • The least predictable element of a presentation’s final appearance is COLOR • Colors will look differently when viewed with different monitors and projectors.

  18. Content: Pacing • Avoid overloading a slide • You wouldn’t eat a whole cake in one sitting. • Instead, find a logical break and create a new slide.

  19. Too Much of a Good Thing! • One of the most common mistakes in creating a presentation is to place too much information on the screen. This can cause the reader to become distracted from the speaker . . . Just like you are now. Audiences are much more receptive to the spoken word.

  20. Using Multi-Media Elements • Photos • Sound • Graphics • Animation • Video • Hyperlinks

  21. Animation • Animation • Helps focus • The reader’s • Attention!

  22. Animation • But too much • is • Toooooooooooooo • MUCH • And can • Be distracting!!!

  23. Sound • Like animation, sound can • enhance • Or detract • Depending on how it’s used.

  24. A Picture . . .

  25. . . . is worth . . .

  26. . . a thousand words. Images are Powerful!

  27. Graphics can help communicate . . . • . . . or entertain! Graphics

  28. Basic Rules for Graphics • Place graphics off-center • More room for text • Better balance • More pleasing to the eye • Left placement leads the eye to text.

  29. Charts • Graphs and charts help illustrate your content. • Used wisely, graphics will add power. Your Audience

  30. Video • Video can be played within PowerPoint • Playback requires a fairly fast playback with A/V capabilities.

  31. Hyperlinks • Hyperlinks can be used to launch a variety of files, including: • Documents (Word, Excel, and others) • Other PowerPoint presentations or slides in the same presentation • Web Sites and E-Mail

  32. Conclusion • Focus on Content • Appeal to the emotions and intellect • Use sound design principles • Have Fun!

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