Slide design

Global Diversity CfP Day Munich Slide Design By Núria Peña Twitter: @nuriapenya

We all like a good story. And as in any good story, the scenery is a key element.

Help to convey a message Be the main character Personality Distracting Helps remember structure Become a teleprompter

10 tips for designing rocking slides.

One page, one point

One page, one point.

One page, one point. word

Be consistent

Be consistent

Use the “Rule of three”

“The Rule of Three”

“The Rule of Three” Main heroes of Star Wars?

All pictures used in this presentation are from Wookieepedia & Starwars.com

Make Text readable

Go big or go home.

Use easy-to-read font

Use an easy-to-read font

Use enough contrast

Use enough contrast

Use not more than 5 colours

Use not more than 5 colours

Use colour to draw attention

Use colour to draw attention

Use photos to enhance meaning

Use photos to enhance meaning

Go easy on the transitions.

Recap 1. One Page, one point 6. Use enough contrast 2. Be consistent 7. Use no more than 5 colours 3. Use the “Rule of Three” 8. Use colour to draw attention 4. Make text readable 9. Use photos to enhance meaning 5. Use easy-to-read fonts 10. Go easy on the transitions

List of Resources

Tools to design slides 1. Keynote 2. Microsoft Powerpoint 3. Google Slides (online) → www.google.com/slides 4. Canva (online) → www.canva.com 5. Designbold (online) → www.designbold.com

Free images source 1. Unsplash → www.unsplash.com 2. Pexels → www.pexels.com 3. Pixabay → www.pixabay.com 4. Creative Commons → www.ccsearch.creativecommons.org

Colour & Fonts tools 1. A11y Colours → https://clrs.cc/a11y 2. Khorma → http://khroma.co 3. Font Pair→ www.fontpair.co 4. Color Safe → http://colorsafe.co

Books I ♥ 1. “Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations” Nancy Duarte → official link 2. “Do you talk funny?” 7 comedy habits to become a better (and funnier) public speaker David Nihill → Amazon link

Thank you!

Global Diversity CfP Day Munich Slide Design By Núria Peña Twitter: @nuriapenya