Overall Design Standards

Overall Design Standards There are five basic slide samples presented here to help you build a PowerPoint® presentation: Cover Slide with David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health logos Section Title Slide Standard or Photo Slide Select and edit any of the following sample slides to create your own custom presentation

Overall Design Standards These standards are a tool to help guide you These sample slides will not cover every design challenge needed in a PowerPoint presentation By using these standards for color, type size, backgrounds and placement, a presentation can be created that is in keeping with our brand

Overall Design Standards Please follow these basic guidelines when creating a new presentation: The Cover Slide should always be the first and last slide of every presentation Never change the background color of a slide This means never use a photo, illustration or pattern for the background of any slide that contains copy All slide transitions should be set to default; no animation should be applied

UCLA Health Cover Slide The previous slide is the David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health Cover Slide. It is always the first and last slide of every PowerPoint presentation The background is always UCLA Blue (RGB values 50-132-191) with white stripe behind logos The logos are always in full color Never add photos, illustrations or text to this slide For best results, copy & paste the artwork from the sample slide

Section Title Slide – Times 48 pt.

Section Title Slide The previous slide is an example of a Section Title Slide. This is used as a divider to begin sections in a presentation The background is always white The top bar is always UCLA Blue The bottom bar is always PMS 1235 The type is always black

Standard Slide This is the Standard Slide design. This basic layout will be used the majority of the time for all presentations You can change the slide layout by selecting other Text and Content layouts available in the Slide Layout menu While the basic layout and available placeholders will change when you select from the Slide Layout menu, text formatting and colors should remain the same

Standard Slide The header bar is always at the top of the slide and is UCLA Blue The bottom bar is always PMS 1235 The logo is always in full color, and is placed below the bottom bar The page number is always Arial 10 pt. black, and is placed in the right corner of the bottom bar, 0.25" from the right edge The header bar, bottom bar, logos and page numbers are preformatted in the Master Page. By default, these elements should appear on every slide except for the Cover Slides To review the Master Page layout, select View | Master | Slide Master from the PowerPoint main menu

Color Palette

Color Palette All slides have been created using the following color palette. These colors should not be changed: UCLA Blue PMS 1235 Yellow PMS Cool Gray 10 Black

Text Formatting

Fonts & Point Sizes Font colors and point sizes are preformatted in the Master Page and should not be changed Slide headings are set in Times at 36 pt. and appear in white Body copy is set in Arial at various point sizes and appears in UCLA Blue, black or PMS Cool Gray 10 The next slide is an example of the fonts, sizes and colors used throughout the presentation To review the Master Page layout, select View | Master | Slide Master from the PowerPoint main menu

Bullets & Indents Bullets are used on all sample slides to show examples of font and color formatting for each level of text Use the Bullets and Decrease | Increase Indent options in the formatting toolbar to create text levels First Level – Arial 24 pt. Second Level – Arial 20 pt. Third Level – Arial 18 pt. Fourth Level – Arial 16 pt. Fifth Level – Arial 14 pt.

Photo Caption Here

Photo Slide The previous slide is an example of a Photo Slide. Photo Slides are created using the Title and Content Layout from the Slide Layout menu Photos should always bleed left and right, and do not go beyond the top and bottom bars The top bar and bottom bar should not be covered by the photo Never place type over the photo Caption is always below the photo in the area above the bottom bar By default, the photo will conform to the size of the placeholder provided in the basic slide layout You will need to manually scale and crop your image to be full-bleed using the format picture options and tools in the drawing toolbar

Other Slide Layouts

Other Slide Layouts This is an example of how to place a smaller photo using a Title, Text and Content Layout Photos should scale from the center to the edge of the slide Copy should never overlap the photo Photos should not cover the top bar or the bottom bar Photos can be on the right- or left-hand side of a slide Both options are available in the Slide Layout menu

Other Slide Layouts This is an example of a Title and 2-Column Text Layout All font and color formatting standards are the same when using multiple text boxes The boxes should be separated by a 0.75 pt. black rule as shown You can manually insert a rule or copy and paste it from this sample slide Arial 20pt Arial 18pt Arial16 pt

Slide Heading – Times 32 pt. First Level – Arial 24 pt. Second Level – Arial 20 pt. Third Level – Arial 18 pt. Fourth Level – Arial 16 pt. Fifth Level – Arial 14 pt.

Other Slide Layouts Illustrations and smaller photos can be used in presentations The illustration or photo should not interfere with the body copy By default, the photo will conform to the size of the placeholder provided in the basic slide layout You can customize the size and placement of your image(s) using the format picture options and tools in the drawing toolbar

Other Slide Layouts This is an example of how to use a chart in a presentation Always use colors that will complement your slide color. If your chart contains type, make sure it is easy to read against your slide background Use a 0.75 pt. gray rule to separate the chart from the body copy You can manually insert a rule or copy and paste it from this sample slide