Spot The Problem
Balance & Gestalt
Restraint & Simplicity
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A slide has five fonts and multiple colors. What is the main design problem?

Lack of restraint / Clutter

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When the left and right sides of a slide are identical, what is that called?

Symmetry / Bilateral

1

What is the "Fear of the White Space"?

Feeling pressure to fill empty space with more content

2

A slide has text touching the edges with almost no margins. What is the main design problem?

Minding the edges / White space

2

An object is centered mathematically but looks slightly too low. What should you do?

Raise it slightly to make it visually centered

2

A presenter believes “More data makes me safer”. What design mistake are they making?

Fear of white space / more data=clutter

3

A slide is perfectly centered and symmetrical, but it feels boring and lifeless. What is it lacking?

Dynamic balance / asymmetry

3

When you see part of a shape but your brain fills in the rest, what is that called?

Closure

3

Before finalizing a slide, what simple question improves design?

What can I remove?

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