This PowerPoint presentation provides examples of good and bad design practices for creating an effective PowerPoint. It demonstrates best practices for using bullets, text justification, backgrounds, color contrast, graphics, following the "rule of 4" for lists, pairing words with complementary pictures, choosing easy to read fonts, and avoiding unnecessary effects. The goal is to help the viewer design PowerPoints that are professional, organized, and facilitate clear understanding through good visual design.

1. Simple
This is a simple PowerPoint
presentation. Here is am going to
show you good and bad examples of
how to make a good PowerPoint.

2. Simple
• In this PowerPoint you will learn the “good”
and the “bad” when creating a PowerPoint.

3. Bullets
• Favorite colors/animals
– Purple
– Blue
– Pink
– Black
– Dolphins
– Butterflies
– Pandas
– dogs

4. Bullets
• Bullets are good when used in moderation
• The can look professional when used
correctly.
• They are also a good tool to use to keep
organized through out the presentation

5. Justified
• I love purple
• Yup yup yup
• Why are these bullets going all over the
place
• Because they are not
• Justified

6. Justified
• This is much easier
• To follow and
• Understand

7. Background
• I bet you cannot read what it says because of the
background

8. Background
• Much better!!
• When designing a PowerPoint make sure to stick to
a single background.
• It is the stage for all the information and should
look professional and neat.

9. Color & Contrast
• Can you read what it says here!! I bet you can’t

10. Color and Contrast
• This is much easier to read!!!!
• When picking coloring make sure they contrast
each other.
• Light colors on dark background
• Dark colors on light background

11. Graphics
• Flowers and butterflies are so pretty! I wanted to
share as many pictures as possible!! Are they
distracting??

12. Graphics
• I love butterflies!! They
are so pretty and very
colorful!!

13. Rule of 4
• Favorite Animal/Colors
– Purple
– Pink
– Blue
– Turquoise
– Butterfly
– Panda
– Dolphin
– dog

14. Rule of 4
• Favorite Animal’s
– Dolphins
– Butterflies
– Pandas
– dogs
• Favorite Color’s
– Purple
– Blue
– Pink
– Turquoise

15. Words complement pictures
• Purple, pink, blue, and yellow

16. Words complement pictures
• Butterflies come in
different shapes, sizes and
color's.

17. Fonts and Effects
• Which font is easier to read??
– How about this one?
– Or this one?
– Or this one?

18. Fonts and Effects
• Stick to familiar fonts
• Avoid fonts that are hard to read or to fancy
unless it goes to a certain theme

19. The End!
Hope you enjoyed and learned from
my PowerPoint!!!