Rule 6: Low Contrast Text Sucks

Here’s the deal. You suck if your preso cannot be seen. I know. You’re probably thinking to yourself, “but the yellow text looks so good on the picture of the blue, green, and red balloons, and the sun shines through them so nicely…”

Well, folks. Not only is that bullsh, but your preso sucks.

The fact is, if the picture is busy and the text can’t be seen, nobody can appreciate your photography selection skills or your whimsical, yet profound textual musings.

Here’s an example of pure, low contrast suckiness:

You think I’m being ridiculous. Wrong. This happens all. of. the. time.  What’s the fix? Three options from my perspective.

1. Ditch the Pic - No explanation needed. see previous Rules about how else to not suck…

2. Text Box that Mess – Get yourself a shape that looks good behind the text, make it a bit translucent (see-through) and then check your self… and your text for good contrast choices.

3. Make the Background the Frontground - Slim down the picture, throw in a nice reflection and bam! you’ve got yourself a classy slide and, hence, a less sucky preso.

And just like that, your preso has been de-suckified.

fibo.out

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