This document provides graphic design principles for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends using simple, clean designs with high contrast text no smaller than 36 points, limiting text to 5 lines per slide, and avoiding distracting visual elements. Color should be used sparingly with white, black or dark blue backgrounds and sans-serif fonts chosen. The goal is to design slides that are easy to understand and visually represent information clearly without overcrowding or hard to read text.

1. G
raphic Design Principles for
PowerPoint

2. Importance of Design
Makes something easier to use or to
understand
Serves as visual representation of
your information

3. Use of Color
Use white, black or very dark blue
Text should have high contrast

4. Tips for Text
No smaller than 36 points
Settle on one or two sans-serif
typefaces
Avoid cursive or italics

5. More About Text
Don’t try to put too much on one slide
Limit to 5 lines
NEVER EVER, EVER USE ALL CAPS

6. Don’t Do This
This slide is pretty gross
There’s too much stuff going on
Tacky, distracting, and ugly