The most common text-related mistakes include using too much text, small font size, overloading with bullet points, and using outdated or conflicting fonts. Compositional mistakes often involve sloppy alignment and improper placement of elements. Common errors with graphs and tables include using too many colors and choosing the wrong type or poorly designed graphs or tables. Image-related mistakes often involve using low-quality images, obstructing important information with images, or using outdated images. Lastly, color-related mistakes usually involve using too many colors or an outdated color scheme. The article also introduces a tool called Wondercheck, designed to analyze and provide feedback on slide designs.
Key takeaways:
- The most common mistakes when designing presentations are text-related, compositional, related to graphs and tables, image-related, and color-related.
- Text-related mistakes include using too much text, small font size, overloading with bullet points, using outdated or conflicting fonts.
- Compositional mistakes often involve sloppy alignment, improper placement of tables or graphs, and overuse of these elements.
- Mistakes with graphs and tables include using too many colors, selecting the wrong type, and poor design. Image-related mistakes involve using low-quality images, obstructing important information, and using outdated styles. Color-related mistakes are using too many colors and outdated gradient color schemes.