Readability/Usability/Quality
2-99 (June 1999)
by Amo Fuchs
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Readability/Usability/Quality
2-99 (June 1999)
by Amo Fuchs |
Why is the default color of PowerPoint dark blue? (Here, I may speak for the local custom only.) People prepare the best slides MAN CAN CREATE - and yet they leave the default color stay dark blue. Then you cannot see what they want to demonstrate!
I would be glad to hear others’ opinions too, particularly on the default color of PowerPoint.
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Amo, there is a psycho-physical reason to use a blue background: white characters on blue background are the most readable - especially in projected pictures and on traffic signs. In this case a bright white background could create a dazzle to the viewers’ eyes.
Power Point is primarily designed to create slides for projection - and you may select whichever background color you think your customers will like the most!
On pc-monitors a light green background is,
for the same reasons another good choice - to avoid eye-fatigue during long work-hours.
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