GOOD DESIGN TIPS
• Do not have too many words on a
slide. Up to about 40 is a good number.
Any more than this and the slide can
become very messy and difficult to
read.
• Only use two different font styles. You
could use one font for the title and one
font for the main text. If you use more
than two different font styles, this can
start to make it look messy too.
• Do not use too many different colours.
You should try and pick a colour theme
of three to four colours. If you use more
than four, it can become too colourful,
which can be distracting. You want the
audience to be looking at the content
and not all the different colours.
• Use a simple background colour that
will not make it difficult to read the text.
• Do not add too many images to a slide.
A good guideline is to have no more
than two larger images or three smaller
ones.
• Make sure that images are not
distorted. Resize them correctly.
• Do not add too many multimedia
elements to a slide. If a slide has text,
images, video, sound and animations,
this can be too much information at
once for the audience to take in. You
should think about adding a maximum
of three multimedia elements per slide,
for example text, an image and sound.
• Make sure that all your slides have the
same theme (fonts and colours). This
will make your presentation look more
formal and consistent.