simplicity is the key to using type effectively in your presentations, and a fundamental tenet of simplicity is excluding the nonessential. Extra or decorative elements often result in visuals that feel cluttered, and the meaning of the text may be weakened as a result. You can look at four different things to eliminate clutter and simplify: Look at the design of the typeface itself. Are the lines clean and the letterforms easy to read at the current size? Do other elements in the slide make the type harder to read? Is there simply too much text for one slide? Can you eliminate some text and
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