Basic Grid for Powerpoint Presentations
Prepared for use in preparing
presentations at the
Ross School of Business,
University of Michigan
April, 2008
This 5-column grid will produce a variety of presentation
structures. Examples are found at the end of this series of slides.
Grid
A grid enables you to divide space into regular units.
These units will structure information to provide clarity.
Grid
The grid lines can be grouped so that they can be put on a page
and quickly removed as a unit. Select all the grid lines and then
press Control/Shift/G to group them together.
Fonts on this template
This grid was created on a PC with fonts that came with the
computer. They are not carefully considered but they do work
together. Better font pairings can be chosen from purchased fonts.
Font families with a variety of styles (regular, bold, italic, etc)
make the best choices for good typography.
Examples of Zones (Times New Roman Bold 20 pt)
Subtitle (Times New Roman 20 pt regular)
Sidebar type
Use condensed font in
smaller size
(Arial Narrow bold, 11 pt.)
Placement of information elements on grid
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Examples of this grid in use from
A Design Toolkit
Prepared for
presentation at the
Ross School of
Business, University
of Michigan
February 15, 2008
How to use design principles to improve business presentations
Content
Decide on a strategy for verbal presentation
Strategy One
Strategy Two
Support
Text
Text
Support
Voiceover: Text of
presentation.
Voiceover: Navigates through
points of presentation
Slides: Illustrations, asides
and embellishments
Slides: Text of presentation.
Title of Chart
Subtitle of Chart
Subhead
1994-2003
Subhead
2003 US $
Alessi
Home Furnishings
00%
$00 million
Artemide
Lighting
00%
$00 million
 B&B Italia
Furniture
00%
$00 million
Cappellini
 Furniture
00%
$00 million
Cassina*
Furniture
00%
$00 million
Flos
Lighting
00%
$00 million
Kartell
Furniture
00%
$00 million

*estimated on the basis of data for the years 2000-2003
Morningstar
Information Design
Legendary designer Paul
Rand designed the
Morningstar logo.
Morningstar
Information Design
Employees often wear the
T-shirts to investor
conferences and
seminars to broadcast
Morningstar’s presence.
Mailing Envelopes
Sold through
subscriptions and not in
retail stores.
Morningstar
Information Design
David Williams,
Design Director,
Morningstar
“If editors and writers are doing their job, this information is
displayed in a way that is intuitive and easy to understand. There
is a logic to its sequence that, hopefully, the user understands.”
Starbucks
A Visual Cup of Joe
Starbucks
A Visual Cup of Joe
Corporate Design
Foundation @issue
magazine. Volumn 1 No. 1
Creating
the
Starbucks
Identity
The first premise for the logo in 1971
Romance of the high seas
Seductiveness of the siren
Powerful lure of great coffee
Starbucks
Logo
Heckler remembers first logo design:
Created in 1971, its premise was to connect Starbuck with the
romance of the high seas and the seductiveness of the siren
with the powerful lure of great coffee.
Creating
the
Starbucks
Identity
Emphasize the
employees’
superior
knowledge of
good coffee
preparation
“Triple
grande
non fat,
no foam,
decaf latte”
Lands’ End Sheds a Beacon on its Brand
Lands’ End Sheds a Beacon on its Brand
Corporate Design Foundation @issue magazine. Volumn 10 No. 1
Lands’ End
Customers
The company enjoys the fierce loyalty of
core customers, having won their trust
by offering well-made classic casual wear
at fair prices, backed by an iron-clad
satisfaction guarantee.
Lands’ End
The lighthouse
A real lighthouse
inspired the stylized
logo, which led to
abstract interpretations
on apparel tabs and
hangtags.
Lands’ End
The blue and white stripe signature
Navy blue and white
stripes became a
signature of Lands’End
packaging.
Lands’ End
Specialty logos
The logos for specialty catalogs are
designed to always be used in two colors,
with the name of the specialty dropped
out of a brightly colored box.