qznc <q...@web.de> wrote: > On Wednesday, 20 April 2016 at 07:53:53 UTC, Benjamin Thaut wrote: >> Many programmers (me included) are not good with picking colors >> and thus presentations usually don't look as good as they could. > > My advice for "graphical-design-challenged" presenters would be > > * If you feel unsure about colors, then don't use them. Black on > white is enough. > Syntax highlighting might be an exception, but even there black > on white might be enough. > > * Only use one font (including title page, footer, etc). > Use some default font (Times New Roman, Arial, etc). > > * A second font, if you show code. > Use a fixed-width font for that. > The one you use in your terminal or IDE. > > * Only use size, bold, and maybe italic for formatting. > Do not use underline, small caps, or other fancy stuff. > > * Use a big font size. > > * Left align everything. There is no law that you have to center > anything. > Left align feels more structured, because everything lines up > on the left. > > * Avoid bullet points. > Consider "one statement per slide". > Consider removing the bullets. > > * If you have images, make them fullscreen. > Fullscreen also applies to diagrams, plots, etc. > > > A quick look through the old dconf videos tells me that for > example Walter mostly uses a simple plain black-on-white scheme. > However, the slides would benefit from being left-alignment imho. >
Great tips thanks. I use powerdot. I think a ppt template for beginners would be great.
