Design Elements

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.

Download Flipchart

Design Elements.flipchart

Download flipchart by clicking on the title of the flipchart. (be sure pop-up blockers are allowed for google sites)
Then select the download button.
Use the flipchart to practice changing the design elements.

Video

Select image on the left to watch video. Use the flipchart to follow along and practice.

Elements of Design

Layout

Avoid chaotic layouts
Use F-Pattern
Eliminate accessibility barriers

Typography

Limit number of fonts
Use sans serif fonts
Avoid unnecessary text effects
Use solid backgrounds for text

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

Leave white space
Use grid alignment
Use real world images
Direct relation to content

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.