Dramatically improve your PowerPoint presentation by implementing professional design principles

A good PowerPoint presentation often owes its success at least in part to its visual effectiveness. In this sample chapter from Solving the Powerpoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication, pick the brains of design experts and apply their concepts to PowerPoint and similar presentation software. Learn that although professional designers often seem to follow some sort of arcane process, their best results are often come not from a dramatic new template or look for the presentation, but rather from the absence of an intrusive look or design. Discover how to achieve a similarly clean and powerful effect in your PowerPoint presentations. Covered elements of creating an effective design include:

• Thinking like a designer
• Implementing a brand strategy
• Using color schemes to fine-tune color choices
• Saving designs as Design Template files
• Choosing simple and effective fonts

Title: Solving the Powerpoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication
ISBN: 0321423445
Published: September 2006
Authors: Tom Bunzel
Chapter: Chapter 2: Implementing Professional Design Principles
Published by Que Publishing