The Art of Choosing Fonts

You must have been asked to make a presentation slide, but have you ever considered what type of font to use? On this occasion, the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) which was held on Monday, October 21 at E401 was seen to be full of iSTTS students. This seminar took the theme "Choosing Fonts for Presentations" and presented by Mrs. Amelia Agustina, S.Ds.

At the seminar, Mrs. Amel emphasized that different fonts can give different meanings. He gave an example of an exclusive brand like Channel that will look ordinary and don't give the impression of being luxurious when using the Comic Sans font. In making the signposts, there are also font considerations, namely the font must be clearly visible from a distance to inform the driver.

So why do you need a text slide in a power point? Too much writing can make the audience bored and not focus on the material to be conveyed. “Is your font sexy enough? ", Asked Mrs. Amel. He explained that the font is divided into two, serif and sans serif. Serif is an old-fashioned font that is legged and has bold and thin contrasts. Unlike serifs, Sans-serif has geometric elements that follow certain shapes (circles, squares, and triangles) so that it has a rigid and modern impression.

Apart from the choice of fonts, the number of fonts used in the hierarchy font, and the combination of fonts is also very impactful. The number of fonts used should be no more than 3 and repetitive in order to create a matching theme. The font hierarchy should place more important information at the top and have a larger size than complementary information. To emphasize, bold colors like red and capital letters can be used. A good font combination should have different contrasts and sizes. At the end of the event, Mrs. Amel added that the application of power point also requires a rule of third where a page is divided into 3x3 and the writing is placed in one of the boxes.

The following is a summary of the entire content of the KSP seminar "Choosing Fonts for Presentations". With this article, it is hoped that readers can learn the art of choosing the right fonts and according to the goals they want to achieve.