Graphics Programs Reference
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Harmony Checklist
As discussed, you have many options for creating harmony in your slides. Ask the
following questions after looking at your own presentation slides to determine if your
slides contain harmony and unity:
• Is there a clear hierarchy?
• Are there clear signposts for viewers to follow?
• Is there a clear focal point?
• Have you used some contrast in your elements to emphasize the focal
point?
• Are the elements professional looking and well aligned?
• Is type formatted with only one (or two) typeface families?
• Are related items clearly related?
• Do photos or other visuals across the deck look like they belong
together?
• Do slides across a deck look like they clearly belong together?
• How's the similarity/variety balance?
In Sum
• Uncluttered visuals with fewer elements allow viewers to easily see the
harmonious relationships among the unifying elements. If the visuals consist of too
many objects or too great a variety among objects, your slides will look
incongruous.
• Look for the similarities in elements, or how your elements are positioned, to
connect your slides. Consider your choices in typeface, font size, and color, to help
you find a similar, harmonious feel that matches the theme of the content.
• Tie your ideas together by providing meaningful cues to the viewer throughout the
presentation. Try using a particular color, a recurring shape, particular use of space,
poignant line, and so on. These visual (or audio) markers will be useful to your
audience and strengthen your message.
• Sometimes the greatest source of creative solutions comes only when we have a
structure within which to work. Designing with a grid makes it easier to arrange
elements and ultimately offers more freedom to experiment with the elements that
