When you need an icon or symbol, like a lightning bolt or checkmark, it’s sometimes hard to navigate the different Wingdings and Webdings fonts. So I […]
Skilled typographers go nuts when they see poor line breaks in text. Do you know when to add a manual line break? It will make your slides look more […]
Ever have a slide like this, showing your audience some important statistic? Do you wish you could make this slide design pop more? Here’s an idea inspired by Before & After magazine. Like […]
An important lesson for slide designers is this: great-looking design is more about TAKING AWAY unnecessary elements than ADDING more decorative elements. Here’s design great John McWade, author […]
In part 1 of this blog post, we discussed templates for Ballroom-style presentations, which are performed with large audiences in dimly-lit ballrooms. But what about when […]
One important decision when designing slides is “which slide template should I use”? A pleasing template can enhance the look of your slides and create the […]
You want the perfect font to complement your perfect picture. For instance, this uncreative slide has the default Calibri font. Ugh! Which font would work better? Here’s five […]
Sometimes your picture fits awkwardly on the slide, leaving an unfinished-looking section of slide. What do you do? Here’s my three favorite tricks. 1. Use a […]
