DConf 2016 offical presentation template

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

qznc <qznc at web.de> wrote:
> On Wednesday, 20 April 2016 at 07:53:53 UTC, Benjamin Thaut wrote:
>> Many programmers (me included) are not good with picking colors 
>> and thus presentations usually don't look as good as they could.
> 
> My advice for "graphical-design-challenged" presenters would be
> 
> * If you feel unsure about colors, then don't use them. Black on 
> white is enough.
>   Syntax highlighting might be an exception, but even there black 
> on white might be enough.
> 
> * Only use one font (including title page, footer, etc).
>   Use some default font (Times New Roman, Arial, etc).
> 
> * A second font, if you show code.
>   Use a fixed-width font for that.
>   The one you use in your terminal or IDE.
> 
> * Only use size, bold, and maybe italic for formatting.
>   Do not use underline, small caps, or other fancy stuff.
> 
> * Use a big font size.
> 
> * Left align everything. There is no law that you have to center 
> anything.
>   Left align feels more structured, because everything lines up 
> on the left.
> 
> * Avoid bullet points.
>   Consider "one statement per slide".
>   Consider removing the bullets.
> 
> * If you have images, make them fullscreen.
>   Fullscreen also applies to diagrams, plots, etc.
> 
> 
> A quick look through the old dconf videos tells me that for 
> example Walter mostly uses a simple plain black-on-white scheme. 
> However, the slides would benefit from being left-alignment imho.
> 

Great tips thanks. I use powerdot. I think a ppt template for beginners
would be great.