7 PowerPoint Design Trends to Watch Out for in 2019

Every year, new presentation designs make their presence felt across the industry, and range from altering the basics of practised design to making aesthetic changes to existing designs. In this article we will look at 7 power point design trends you need to watch out for in 2019.

Originality

This is high on the agenda and involves focussing on bringing original content to the fore instead of banal stock photos. The problem with stock photos is that it is downloaded and used by thousands and have a generic look and feel to them. Your presentation ends up looking like everyone else’s and doesn’t connect with your audience. On the contrary, if you use original photos of your products and services, preferably showing your customers using them, your products will look unique and original. They will feel authentic and stir the right emotions with your audience. They will be more inclined to buy from you.

Handwritten Text

Using your own handwriting to compose your presentations will make a greater personal impact on your audience than standard fonts. If you prefer not to use your own handwriting, you can make use of several easily available handwritten fonts. Consumers associate standard fonts with impersonal marketing and hence are turned off by it, if not wary of them. Thus handwritten fonts are becoming increasingly popular amongst trendy presenters.

Align Left

If you want to catch your audience attention, align your text in the presentation to the left. Most of the text people read on books, newspapers and webpages is aligned left, and hence they are able to better focus on it. Hence, if you want your audience attention, align your text left and not towards the centre. And ensure that the first paragraph is not indented.

Infographics

Research has established that people read icons faster than text, and hence if you want to make an impact, use more icons. Hence stop drowning people in words and let the well-placed icons generate visual interest and guide the audience through the presentation. Statistics and figures are more impactful when they are presented through Infographics.

Motion Graphics

One of the great ways of grabbing your audience attention is by using smooth animation that calls out important information in the slides. It can also make for an impactful introduction. Presentation software provides tools to create riveting sequence of image-rich information that can wow your audience. It can take your presentation to the next level. But do understand that the more animation intensive your slide is, the more difficult it is to edit it.

Minimalist

Less is more, is the new mantra. Do not clutter your slide with too much information or blind the audience with too much graphics. Neither should the audience drown in an avalanche of words. The attentions span of individuals and society is getting shorter and shorter, hence break up the information over many slides and tell the story yourself.

Old is Gold

Retro designs are the rage as they add the cool factor to your presentations and make them stand out. You can either use retro fonts (including typewriter fonts) or use a background image which gives the retro feel to the presentation and complement it with modern fonts. Or you can simply take your most modern presentation and using editing tools, give it a washed out effect.