Your PowerPoint design should be a reflection of your brand. This means its look and feel and its messages should be consistent with the personality of your company and your supportive promotional material. The way your presentation delivers information will help the audience create a picture of your organisation. You won't communicate effectively if your PowerPoint design is not thought through and delivered well.
The saying "less is more" definitely applies to PowerPoint design. Don't clutter your slides with information. There should be a logical order to the information so the viewer can make sense of the messages. Remember, the slides are just supportive material. The simpler the layout, the more powerful your visual message will become.
The visual theme of your PowerPoint presentation should be custom designed to reflect your brand and the personality of the company. That way, it will be much more memorable and ensure the audience remembers your brand when they leave the presentation.
Photographs, illustrations and diagrams also play a large part in your branding. Using clip art or bad quality photos creates a negative impression of your company and undermines the professionalism of your presentation. Use professional quality photographs from a stock library, or shoot images specifically for your company to use - both for PowerPoint design and for the rest your marketing collateral.
What are the feelings you want the viewer to come away with?
Do you want them to think of your company as innovative, creative, technology-savvy, service-focused, fun, professional? Then reflect these things in your PowerPoint design and graphics, as well as supportive print and web based marketing material.
Everything you produce for your company needs to reflect these core personality traits. If it does, the audience will walk away inspired with a positive and clear picture of your company.
The opening title page is a perfect opportunity to present these graphic design qualities. This first slide sets the tone and personality for the presentation, so make sure that it reflects your branding and personality. Subsequent pages should reflect the style created on the title page. Text-based slides may have a consistent graphic in line with your branding at the top and bottom of the slide, or used as a separator.
The aim of PowerPoint design is to inspire and educate people about your company so they become loyal and passionate customers. At Liquid Creativity, we specialise in emotive branding. We help businesses connect with their audience. We can help you visually target your audience with your PowerPoint presentations.
Liquid is a Melbourne based design and branding company that can create a brand to grow your business. We are conveniently located close to the CBD in Melbourne. So for a graphic designer who can work with you as a creative partner on your PowerPoint design, get in touch today.
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