Comments on: Contrast is king http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/ hints, tips and articles ~ to help the impact you make Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:52:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jonathan http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-8354 jonathan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:45:09 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-8354 The RNIB have quite a comprehensive resource site. http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib003460.hcsp Obviously they are trying to sell consultancy and other related but there are plenty of freebies and good links to other sites The RNIB have quite a comprehensive resource site.

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib003460.hcsp

Obviously they are trying to sell consultancy and other related but there are plenty of freebies and good links to other sites

]]> By: Simon http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-5205 Simon Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:13:25 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-5205 Confusing color with contrast is a nice summary. The only thing you say I disagree with is the idea that an "audience should be focussed on them and not the slides" being a *small* fact! :) Confusing color with contrast is a nice summary. The only thing you say I disagree with is the idea that an “audience should be focussed on them and not the slides” being a *small* fact! :)

]]> By: Britt Raybould http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-5204 Britt Raybould Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:34:57 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2007/07/19/contrast-is-king/#comment-5204 People confuse color with contrast. They make the assumption that if they've added color it will stand out more than black on white. They then compound the problem by putting too much content on the slide, convinced that the audience will appreciate their efforts. Such presentation developers fail to recognize the small, but oh so important fact, that the audience should be focused them and not the slides. A contrast must also exist between the presentation and the presenter. Rarely, based on the templates I've seen, does the contrast favor the presenter. People confuse color with contrast. They make the assumption that if they’ve added color it will stand out more than black on white. They then compound the problem by putting too much content on the slide, convinced that the audience will appreciate their efforts.

Such presentation developers fail to recognize the small, but oh so important fact, that the audience should be focused them and not the slides. A contrast must also exist between the presentation and the presenter. Rarely, based on the templates I’ve seen, does the contrast favor the presenter.

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