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1. Yays and Nays of Powerpoints
By: Marissa Santos

2. Bullets: Nay
• Bullets are difficult to read when going any
direction other then left to right.
• It is just plain confusing for everyone
– Also, it’s important to keep bullets consistent
o Tabbing only when necessary
 Group
 Things together if
 It is not a
 list

3. Bullets: Yay
• Keep bullets as the way we read
– Left to right
• Tab only when necessary
• Group things together
– Avoid unnecessary lists

4. Background: Nay
• This background is so distracting you probably
can’t even read what this says.
• The background is also totally not relevant to
the topic.

5. Background: Yay
• Keep it simple!
• Stick to one
– Be consistent
• Relevant to information

6. Contrast and Color: Nay
• Mixing light backgrounds with light fonts
makes it difficult to read
• Mixing dark backgrounds with dark fonts
makes it difficult to read

7. Contrast and Color: Yay
• Light backgrounds with dark fonts compliment
each other
• Dark backgrounds with light fonts compliment
each other
• Most professional presentations use dark
backgrounds with light fonts

8. Graphics: Nay
• Distracting:
– Overloading pictures
– Irrelevant
• Farm Animals
– Horse
– Cow
– Sheep
– Pig

9. Graphics: Yay
• Keep pictures relevant to content
• Farm Animals
– Horse
– Cow
– Sheep
– Pig

10. Rule of 4: Nay

11. Rule of 4: Yay

12. Proximity: Nay

13. Proximity: Yay

14. Fonts: Nay

15. Fonts: Yay

16. Perceptual Differences: Nay

17. Perceptual Differences: Yay