The Art of PowerPoint

By Andrea Poe

WhyWhy

The choices you make in design will determine the success of your project or presentation.

Consider the following slide from

a presentation ...

and take notes fast because this slide will only be up for a minute or

two…

Read it

Elements and Principles of Design• Color- Color makes slides more interesting to the eye and can determine whether • the message is understood or not. Can the images or text be seen easily? Is it too • bright and hard to look at?• Movement- Movement helps the viewer interpret the slide efficiently and also

makes the experience more fun. • Unity- Things, like images and text, have to make sense together for the slide to be

understood more easily. Confusion then results in disinterest and a lack of learning.• Contrast- Major differences put together creates an aesthetically pleasing result. It

also makes things more visible because they stand out. • Space/size- Deciding what proportions should be and making good decisions about

what should be larger and stand out more help make slides pleasing to the eye and easy to understand.

• Balance- Are things supposed to be even or asymmetrical? Is one area completely adequate and the other lacking? The viewer will become disinterested if the slide has tension from an imbalance.

• Rhythm- Using repeating patterns and/or variation makes slides easy to read and follow.

Naps are

more exciting

than this

PowerPoint.

Feeling a bit

like this cat?

Did you find it difficult taking notes and learning

the terms?

The problems

size

?

Firstly, the font is too small.

SIZE is a DESIGN issue…

Think about .

Add a little for technical movement

and …animation

control the direction of the viewer’s eyes with placement of text and images.

PowerPoint should be arranged to allow an easy flow and steady

pace…

of information…

…not spilled.

Elements and Principles of Design• Color- Color makes slides more interesting to the eye and can determine whether • the message is understood or not. Can the images or text be seen easily? Is it too • bright and hard to look at?• Movement- Movement helps the viewer interpret the slide efficiently and also makes the

experience more fun. • Unity- Things, like images and text, have to make sense together for the slide to be

understood more easily. Confusion then results in disinterest and a lack of learning.• Contrast- Major differences put together creates an aesthetically pleasing result. It also

makes things more visible because they stand out. • Space/size- Deciding what proportions should be and making good decisions about what

should be larger and stand out more help make slides pleasing to the eye and easy to understand.

• Balance- Are things supposed to be even or asymmetrical? Is one area completely adequate and the other lacking? The viewer will become disinterested if the slide has tension from an imbalance.

• Rhythm- Using repeating patterns and/or variation makes slides easy to read and follow.

Where’s the fun and humor here?

=

FUN for the

Not t much…oo

Use high …

with colors.

Elements and Principles of Design• Color- Color makes slides more interesting to the eye and can determine whether • the message is understood or not. Can the images or text be seen easily? Is it too • bright and hard to look at?• Movement- Movement helps the viewer interpret the slide efficiently and also

makes the experience more fun. • Unity- Things, like images and text, have to make sense together for the slide to be

understood more easily. Confusion then results in disinterest and a lack of learning.• Contrast- Major differences put together creates an aesthetically pleasing result. It

also makes things more visible because they stand out. • Space/size- Deciding what proportions should be and making good decisions about

what should be larger and stand out more help make slides pleasing to the eye and easy to understand.

• Balance- Are things supposed to be even or asymmetrical? Is one area completely adequate and the other lacking? The viewer will become disinterested if the slide has tension from an imbalance.

• Rhythm- Using repeating patterns and/or variation makes slides easy to read and follow.

The whole project, or presentation, fits

and makes sense because of a visual commonality or theme…

I used a common background to tie together all the slides. You can choose designs that match the theme, like fonts…

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See this presentation again if you still don’t

know.