You prepared a presentation by undergoing exhaustive research, reading thesis and articles, talking to scholars and finally compiling all the notes. The next day you are all equipped with your presentation and all pepped up to begin. You start presenting the slides and all you see is everybody either yawning or fidgeting with their mobile phones. How would you feel? Your extreme hard work going down the drains? No, it wasn’t our intention to hurt you but to make you realise exactly how pivotal the role of catchy and compelling presentation designs is! We are guessing that it’s your destiny that has landed you on our page. Read the article to discover the latest trends in presentation designs and a smart solution for you awaits at the end of the article. Stay stuck till the end to unravel your surprise!!
What is the Need for a Design in Presentation?
The term ‘design’ itself suggests the effort which is put in a thing to make it appear aesthetic and appealing. Be it a book cover or presentation, the need for an attention-grabbing design that is both novel and pleasing to the senses is what is in demand right now! Hence, there’s no alternative to make your presentations stand apart from a host of others in the market, so that it is both unique and effective in communicating the concept to the audience.
So, if you want to make your presentation stand apart, then spending a little effort in designing your presentation and adding a dash of your uniqueness can be a game-changer. The same is applicable to your company’s brand image. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through.
Presentation Designing Trends Hand-Picked Just for You
It doesn’t matter if you use Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides, these trends will instantly add oomph and sepia vibes which will make the audience follow you like the rats followed the pied piper. No way are we comparing your audience to the rats! It’s about the magic and enchantment of your presentation that will make them follow your steps. Here’s a list of handpicked presentation designing trends to adhere to:
- Set a Theme for Your Office: By office, we don’t mean your physical office, although if you could do that it will be amazing! We are talking about the three amigos, the three warriors of Microsoft 365 which have become the saviour of almost everyone on this planet! The PowerPoint, the Word and the Excel. These three are in use mostly hence setting a customised theme that shouts your uniqueness is one of the best options. Honestly, why do we even have punchlines?
- Custom Image Masking: We have varieties of frames in our houses to display the pictures. Then why can’t we do the same for our presentations? Custom Image Masking is a technique that presents the images in an entirely new shape or grid, other than the normal, boring square and rectangle. Mosaic placement, for example, can instantly draw a viewer’s attention who will try and figure out what it is all about. But remember, do not use image masking in every slide, it may confuse rather than attract the audience.
- Soothing or Booming: It’s not always the name that is responsible for uniqueness, it is the selection of the colour as well. The latest trend in presentation designs is using muted pastels. Colours that have a soothing effect on the eyes as well as act as a background which would highlight the text over it. Some companies specifically opt for neons and fluorescents for that extra pop of colour. Analyse the USP of your company and decide on a colour pallet that would best suit it.
- Info+Graphics: We can’t stress enough about this trend. Although adding infographics to your presentation hasn’t just remained a trend anymore, it has become a mandate. Therefore, it is all the more important for you to realize the value of infographics which is the most subtle way to attract your audience’s attention as well as make your presentation look much more organised. You can have set colour coordinated templates to make it look more authentic. Another interesting factor is adding icons. Icons speak louder than texts, hence customize your own icons in accordance with the presentation topics and viola, you have it all ready!
- Make your Presentations Walk: Yes, you can absolutely do that by adding animation elements to your presentations. It’s just a line of animation between telling and showing, and we all know what the audience wants! There are multiple ways of incorporating 2D animations like Whiteboard animation, Vector based animation etc. But you must remember that you need to make your presentation walk and not run! Stuffing your presentation with too much animation has the capacity to take away from the entire purpose of a presentation.
- Minimalism is the Key: This isn’t something new for you. But reiterating this fact in terms of designing a presentation is to highlight the fact that balance is really important. Even infographics needn’t be full of either graphics or information, too many bullet points can push disinterest in the audiences, using pie-charts and tabular data represents authenticity and organization skills. The point here remains to incorporate subtle elements which have the capacity to say a lot with just a few words!
Okay! But Where’s The Surprise?
We know that you are eagerly waiting for the surprise since we already stuffed you with information. So here is the surprise. Drum rolls in the background! You don’t need to put in hard work in designing flawless, immaculate, persuasive and compelling presentations!! Can’t believe your eyes, right? Well, yes you read it all right. You just need to give basic inputs and the rest will be handled by EZ.
The experts at EZ have worked with a plethora of clients and verticals. Our presentation designing experts are globally positioned with ample experience to deliver Faster than the fastest results. Don’t you worry about the consistent high-quality outcome , our portfolio speaks for itself. We at EZ, regard the uniqueness of our client’s brand image, maybe that's the reason why we resonate with our client’s concept. If you are looking for top-notch, cutting edge presentation designs for your company, then do have a session with our experts.
