Design Trick: How to Create a Better Presentation by Reusing Design Elements

A simple way to make better designed and more professional slides? Reuse the same design elements throughout!

Sometimes called a motif, once you've found a style you like keep applying it.

In the example shown here, it's a colored shape with an angled side. You can see how by using that same shape and color throughout it ties everything together. This doesn't have to be boring though, as we can play around with where and how it appears.

Need some ideas for how else you might apply your design element? Search Pinterest and find beautiful examples of slide decks. See how they applied their motif throughout and copy any ideas that suit your content.

The most important part with an application like this is consistency. All the elements and layouts you create need to feel like they come from the same family. If you jumped from slide to slide, each would feel like part of the same deck without looking exactly alike.

Some other design element ideas to consider:

• various shapes
• patterns
• dots, lines, or curves
• icons (must be the same style)
• large letters

The options are limitless, and the effect is powerful!

Cheers to your great repeating design!