Sumita Sikka

1. Sumita Sikka
Assistant Professor in Fashion Design

2.  Content
 Font
 Colour
 Space
 Graphics

3. 
Avoid long sentences.
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Avoid abbreviations and acronyms.
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Limit punctuation marks.
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Words per line - not more than 6 to 8.
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Lines per slide - not more than 6.
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Do not read - Slides are for the audience.

4.  Minimum font size 24 and maximum 48.
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Same font for all your headlines.
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Different font for font for body and heading.
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Avoid italicized fonts.
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Don’t use more than four fonts .
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Select sans-serif fonts and avoid serif fonts.

6.  Serifs
 Courier
 Times New Roman
 Georgia
 Platino
 San Serifs
 Lucida
 Impact
 Tahoma
 Arial
 Verdana

7. 
Limit the number of colors on a single screen.
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Bright colours make small objects stand out.
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Do not use Vibrant colours as they are
difficult to read.
 Use maximum four colours on one slide.
 Contrast colours make better impact.
 In case of neutrals use accent colour.

9.  Keep the design clean and uncluttered.
 Leave blank space around the text and
graphical images
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Use one or two large images instead of small
images.
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Prioritize images –avoid barrage of images
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Make images all the same size.
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Use the same border.
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Arrange images vertically or horizontally.

10. 
A graphical image -enhance the topic of the
slide.
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Try to use the same style graphical image
(e.g., cartoon, photographs)
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Limit the number of graphical images on each
slide.
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Repetition of an image reinforces the
message.
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Make a single image stand out with dramatic
contrast.