POWERPOINT
The Good & The Bad
BULLETS
Keep
It
simple
BULLETS Weird
Inconsistent Too
Many Things
To Be
Talking
about
BACKGROUND
Pretty, simplistic
& consistent
BACKGROUND
CONTRAST & COLOR
Make sure to contrast your colors.
Particularly font and background.
but please make sure they re not blinding and or
too contrasting.
CONTRAST AND COLOR
Look you can’t even read that title!
But this color is obnoxious!
Make sure your colors make sense with your
background
Please make sure you are using light fonts on dark
background and dark colors on light backgrounds.
GRAPHICS
Should be used sparingly.
A picture s worth a
thousand words and we
do not want to much
information on one slide.
Additionally, aliens are
cool.
GRAPHICS
Overkill?
RULE OF FOUR
Make
Groups
Of
Four
RULE OF FOUR
Do
Not
Make
Long
Lists
Not
Good
For
Learning
Too
Much
Information
Do
Not
Compute!
PROXIMITY
• Captions should be near
the graphic.
• Similar information
should be grouped
together.
Fractal
PROXIMITY
If I have a picture caption
over here.
And then information #2 here
You’re going to have a tough
time
And information #1 here
And then finally information #3 here
FONTS
Use pretty fonts that are easy to read.
FONTSDon’t use fonts that are
ridiculous to read. It does not help anyone
There are many fonts you can use
Make sure they are easy to read at a distance.
PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES
If you would like something to be
emphasized, try bolding or italicizing. The
difference will draw attention.
PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES
Font size can show
emphasis too, but can bee
too much!Different colors too, but they need to differ enough in
order to show the difference.