Blog post

Wide screen <> wide columns

April 20, 2023 · by Jan Schultink
← all posts

Wide-screen televisions are great for watching movies, but not for reading text. A line that spans across the screen is hard to read and does not look very pretty. There is a reason that print newspapers use columns to limit the number of words on one line.

Think about this when designing slides, switch to a multi-column grid, or simple leave space unused left and right of your text (something that many web pages do), see the examples below.

Share
Layout

About this blog

Notes on all things presentations — design, storytelling, and AI workflows.

Subscribe now to never miss a post.

RSS

About SlideMagic

A platform for business presentations.

A free student plan is available.