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A quick way to design better photo slides–the 3-side rule

January 16, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 14 Comments

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Here’s a quick way to improve the design of slides that include some text and a photo. This type of slide is very common. But it doesn’t look very striking. Here’s the principle: Make the photo touch 3 sides of the slide. When you do this, your slide will look bolder and clearer. The impact […]

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Filed Under: Design, Design principles, Images Tagged With: images, photos, slide design

How to add design flair with a “belly band”

April 28, 2011 by Ellen Finkelstein 4 Comments

Create a belly band in PowerPoint

Sometimes, a simple design secret can dramatically improve your slides. A belly band is such a secret. Well, it really isn’t a secret to designers, because designers use them all the time (just look in any magazine), but non-designers don’t know about it. A belly band is just a band of color that holds content […]

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Filed Under: Design principles, Misc. PowerPoint Tips, Shapes & text boxes Tagged With: belly band, design secrets, slide design

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