Manuals / Presentation Design / Ch 4

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4. Visual hierarchy on slides

Presentation Design · 36 pages source format

Type size, contrast, whitespace. One focal point. Charts need a takeaway annotation. Screenshots need crop + callouts.

What you'll learn

  • Type scale
  • Crop & callout
  • Chart takeaways

Build the slides

Fill bodies under headlines. Ruthlessly delete.

  • Body text ≥18–20pt for rooms
  • Max ~6 lines when you must use bullets
  • One chart → one annotated takeaway

Do this now

Design the deck. Squint test: can you see hierarchy?

Clear?

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