Duarte Tutorials: Set Up Color Chips in PowerPoint

We already posted a tip from Duarte about setting up a grid as part of their Presentation Template Designer Tips series. Now, in this second post of the series, we will explore how you can set up color chips in PowerPoint.

In the video, the design folks at Duarte provide sound advice on how you should approach the task of creating proper color chips for a PowerPoint template.



The folks at Duarte add: "Color is a crucial part of a brand’s visual expression. A consistent treatment of your brand’s colors will help to make sure that people are able to “lock” their positive experiences to your brand’s specific visual cues. While many companies have corporate colors selected for various pieces of collateral, it is imperative that those same colors find themselves into the presentations, as often those presentations are used in key decision making engagements. Rather than simply trying to encourage people to use the right colors, update your template’s color palette so that the company’s colors are within easy access of each user by placing the colors in the presentation’s default color chips."

Thanks to Zaki Hussain, Senior Marketing Manager at Duarte who helped coordinate this series of posts.

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Zaki Hussain is a Senior Marketing Manager at Duarte. Duarte helps people and brands communicate persuasive ideas. Since 1988, Duarte has advised 25 of the top 35 global brands on creative presentations. Through public and corporate workshops, Duarte Academy has trained tens of thousands of professionals to become better communicators, storytellers, and persuasive presenters.

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