October 31, 2011
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 […]
August 22, 2011
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 […]
August 1, 2011
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 […]
July 28, 2011
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 […]
July 12, 2011
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 […]
June 8, 2011
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 […]
June 7, 2011
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 […]
June 6, 2011
Sloppy slides are like the used car salesman with the bad hair combover, rumpled suit and ketchup stains on his tie. You don’t know if you […]
May 19, 2011
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 […]