How to design a KILLER DECK Essential tips in presentation design 8 by
How to design a
KILLER DECKEssential tips in presentation design8
by
95%OF PRESENTATIONS
make you feel like this
… OR this
Set yourself
APARTfrom the
rest!
Expressyourself*Take your corporate templates with
A GRAIN OF SALT
Wow themWOWYour audience!
but
HOW?
Sharpen your
MESSAGE1
Whatdoyouwantyouraudiencetotakehome?
What do you want them to take home?
messages
Focus on
THREE
messages
Focus on
THREE(That’s all most of us will retain.)
Keep it
SIMPLE2
Less is
MORE
Your audience will eitherREAD YOUR SLIDES
orLISTEN TO YOU
Which would you prefer?
Your audience will eitherREAD YOUR SLIDES
orLISTEN TO YOU
Each slide is like a
BILLBOARD
Each slide is like a
BILLBOARD
3It should take
SECONDSto digest
MESSAGE1 per slide
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
This is a document
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
This is a document This is a slide
Phew!
I canBREATHE
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET• THISISABULLET
• DON’TCRAM
• EVERYTHING
• INTOA
• SINGLESLIDE
• DON’TCRAM
• EVERYTHING
• INTOA
• SINGLESLIDE
SPACE IT ACROSS
MULTIPLE SLIDES
Make it
VISUAL3
Use stunning
IMAGES
Take your audience on a journey
Imagesarepowerful
Create a mood with photos
BIGGERis better
BANClipart!
It’s child’s play with FREE photo sites
unsplash.comisorepublic.comfreeimages.com
& more!
Takeyourown
Or take your
OWN PICS!
Make your data
INTERESTING4
SleepingmanTables of data are
BORING
Use CHART TYPES
appropriately
PIE CHARTSshow percentages
BAR or COLUMN CHARTScompare several items in a range
LINE CHARTSshow trends over time
80% of what they see
20% of what they read
10% of what they hear
INTEGRATE INFOGRAPHICS
People remember:
Free
ICONS
iconmonstr.com
iconarchive.com
icons8.com
flaticon.com
picol.org
Make the most of
TYPOGRAPHY5
MAINSTREAM & BORING:
Century GothicChunkfive
QuicksandFertigoOswald
CourgetteGrand Hotel
CourierArial
Times New RomanComic SansImpactCalibri
Monotype Corsiva
A FEW INTERESTING OPTIONS:
EXPERIMENT with font combinations
Not every match is made in heaven
EXPERIMENT with font combinations
thick & slanted
thin & straight
CONTRASTis key!
EXPERIMENT with font combinations
MAXIMUMStyle3
Google Font Pairings that Work
Playfair Displayraleway light
Pacificojosefin sans
JOSEFIN SANSmerriweather
Sacramentospinnaker
ADAMINAmuli
Rock Saltantic slab
Merriweatherquicksand
Latotienne
OSWALDcourgette
9
Make good use of
COLOR6
COLORS CREATEemotion
CHOOSECOLORS
that fit together well
Find INSPIRATION in
PHOTOS you love
Getinspiredbyanimage
Adobe Kuler: http://color.adobe.com
Adopt a clear
STRUCTURE7
Useaconsistentvisualthemethroughout
Take them through your
STORY
Without
LOSINGthem
Adopt a consistent
VISUAL THEME
21 3 4
65 7 8
Sharpen your
MESSAGEKeep it
SIMPLEMake it
VISUALMake your data
INTERESTING
Be judicious with
MOVEMENTAdopt a clear
STRUCTUREMake use of
COLORMake the most of
TYPOGRAPHY
Be judicious with
MOVEMENT8
Useanimations&transitionsforgood¬evil
Use animation
for GOOD not EVIL
There’snoexcuseforusingtheboomerangeffecBOUNCING
is for balls
There’snoexcuseforusingtheboomerangeffecBOUNCING
is for balls
not for animations
Stick to SUBTLEanimations that SUPPORT, rather than DISTRACT
CALLTOACTIONDo you need a pitch that
ROCKS?