Finishing Steps and Recommendations

• Resize slide before designing (35”x 43” or 43x35”)
• Use a font sizes larger than 30 points
• Consider using Garamond or Arial fonts
• Generate over-large images and shrink (300 PPI/DPI)
• Use ruler and guides to align text and image
• Preserve negative space for breaks in visual design
• Think about color contrast (background and readability)
• Obvious reading order
• When in doubt, omit

Colgate Academic Printing:

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