HOW TO MAKE YOUR COVER

MAKE YOUR COVER POP! HOW TO

CLEAN DESIGN

H O W T O M A K E Y O U R C O V E R P O P !

The cover page is very important

..it should excite the audience for what is about to come.

EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD COVER PAGE This basically tells the audience to prepare their smartphone games for yet another dull presentation

By: Damon Nofar

Here is a short tutorial on how to create your own sexy cover page.

(for PC users)

You will need a nice image and a good font.

(relevant to what you are going to present)

Let’s create a presentation called: ”Cats know social media”

as a tribute to all the cute cats online.

S TA R T O F F W I T H A B L A N K S L I D E L I K E T H I S

R I G H T - C L I C K O N T H E S L I D E A N D C H O O S E F O R M AT B AC K G R O U N D

P R E S S ” P I C T U R E O R T E X T U R E F I L L ” A N D C H O O S E YO U R B AC K G R O U N D I M AG E

I CHOSE THIS PICTURE.

I WANT THE IMAGE SLIGHTLY DARKER: /F ORMAT BAC KGROUND /P I CTURE CORRE CTI ONS

/BR I GHTNE SS - 40%

PERFECT. NOW I WANT TO ADD MY TITLE .

F ONT : MONT SE RR AT F ONT S I ZE : 80P T

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

LET ’S ADJUST IT A L ITTLE: C HAR ACTE R SPACE : CONDE NSE D BY 10P T

L I NE SPACI N G: E X ACTLY 60P T

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

STILL MISSING SOMETHING. LE T ’S A DD SOME SHADOW AND

H I GHL I GHT TO THE TE X T.

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

YOU CAN ALSO USE A SOLID BACKGROUND AND JUST PL AY WITH THE T YPOGR APHY.

SOCIAL MEDIA

KNOW

CATS KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA

BUT THIS ONE IS MORE VISUALLY EXCITING, DON’T YOU THINK?

CATS ARE

MASTERS OF

SOCIAL MEDIA

OR THIS ONE.

Hope you got some inspiration on how to make your cover better.

Everyone can do it. Start with a good font, a nice image,

and a pinch of creativity.

Images Akashi Kaikyo bridge from wallbase.cc Brad Pitt from wallbase.cc Volkswagen Van by Caroline Gutman Crown icon from flaticon.com Cat in sunglasses by unknown Cute cat in carpet by unknown

Thank you for sharing.

Fonts used Cantarell Montserrat ITC Avant Garde Gothic Arial Gill Sans Display MT Pro

FAQ Where do I find good fonts? Dafont.com Fontsquirrel.com Fontfabric.com Where can I find free high resolution photos? Morguefile.com Sxc.hu (requires membership) Gratisography.com Where do I find my creativity? Be curious and drop your fear of trying different concepts. Ask yourself ”what if” questions. What if I put a transparent box here? What if I make my text really big? Play around. If you still don’t get it, pay someone to be creative for you

Do you want more inspiration? Check out my other presentations.

And drop me a line if you want to collaborate.

@damonify

damon.nofar@gmail.com