Design Elements
Design Elements
Embedded Files
Goodbye hot mess presentations! Hello effective, beautiful visuals. Brain studies indicate that key design elements can increase retention of information. Discover tips for creating well-designed presentations that effectively get your point across. Use this webpage to:
Learn to create effective and attractive presentations.
Practice improving design techniques on existing presentations.
Understand why design is important.
Video
Video
Select image on the left to watch video. Use the flipchart to follow along and practice.
Select image on the left to watch video. Use the flipchart to follow along and practice.
Elements of Design
Elements of Design
Layout
Layout
Avoid chaotic layouts
Use F-Pattern
Eliminate accessibility barriers
Typography
Typography
Limit number of fonts
Use sans serif fonts
Avoid unnecessary text effects
Use solid backgrounds for text
Color
Color
Too much color is distracting
Use different hues of same color
Black/White create too much contrast
Complementary colors- red on green; blue on yellow, etc.
Visuals
Visuals
Leave white space
Use grid alignment
Use real world images
Direct relation to content
Customize Color Palettes
Customize Color Palettes
Use links (each images is a link) below to assist with complimentary color choices for your presentations. With ActivInspire, you can customize colors. To re-create a color palette found by one of the links below do the following:
1. Take a screen shot of the color palette.
2. Paste this screen shot into your ActivInspire workspace.
3. Right click the color palette in ActivInspire.
4. Choose the eye dropper and select one of the colors on the screen shot.
5. Follow steps 1-4 for all of the other colors in the desired color palette.
Report abuse