Presentation Design: Create a Professional Template
A course by Katya Kovalenko, Presentation and Data Designer
Discover the full potential of presentation design by exploring color, style, composition, and typography
Perhaps one of the most unifying concepts of presentation design is its diversity. In other words, just about everyone needs to know how to create presentations on just about everything. Katya Kovalenko reminds us just how much there is to say without words, but with color palettes, typography, and composition.
Katya is a graphic designer at Quiet Studio where she specializes in creating presentations, infographics, and brand identity. After her widely popular courses like Principles of Presentation Design, and the more area-specific Graphic Visualization: Telling Complex Stories through Simple Images, she is back for another round to teach how to create your own professional presentation template.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 15 downloads
What's included in this course?
Begin by getting to know Katya as she shares her story of how she left the noisy world of advertising, and shifted her line of work to communicate more intimately. She discusses her influences, references, and talks about what inspires her to create.
Dive right into the principles of design. Start by establishing the art direction. Understand the difference between working with a brand manual or creating and using your own mood board. Learn about color theory, typography theory, composition, and layout. Then, choose the elements that best fit your project’s intention.
Start creating your template by setting up your workspace and choosing the right theme and format. Katya teaches the importance of using grids and walks you through a typical template layout. Learn how to select, adjust, and optimize images and icons. Hone in on the details of your template by covering style source, proportions, line and character spacing, and alignment.
Learn about how to create a master slide and the role it plays within your template. Create different themes to work with and customize each slide. Once your template design is ready, learn how to correctly save, export, and reuse it.
- 98% positive reviews (707)
- 25,096 students
- 18 lessons (2h 50m)
- 15 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, German, Spanish (Latam), French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
KeynoteWhat is this course's project?
Create a professional, custom template based on a brand guideline or your own style.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn in-depth about custom presentation design, typography and composition.
Requirements and materials
For this course, you only need access to a presentation program like KeyNote or PowerPoint. Katya uses KeyNote, but you can use the software of your choice.
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Katya Kovalenko
A course by Katya Kovalenko
Meet Katya Kovalenko, a presentation design virtuoso and educator. With an impressive career in graphic design, Katya's expertise extends to shaping presentations that convey information effectively.
Her passion for effective communication is matched only by her commitment to equipping you with the skills needed to leverage the potential of AI in presentation design. You'll explore this transformative field under Katya's guidance, setting the stage for your creative journey.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Design Principles
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Art Direction
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Theory of Color
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Theory of Typography
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Theory of Composition and Layout
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U3
Presentation Design
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Workspace and Format
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How to Work with Text 1
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How to Work with Text 2
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Colors and Shape Styles
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Composition and Layout 1
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Composition and Layout 2
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Composition and Layout 3
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Composition and Layout 4
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How to Work with Images
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Icons and Icon Library
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U4
Save and Reuse
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Template, Master Slides
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FP
Final project
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Presentation Design: Create a Professional Template
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and covers foundational concepts like color theory, typography, layout principles, and using tools such as Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
You will benefit from having access to presentation tools like Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Google Slides. No advanced graphic design software is required.
You’ll learn to design professional presentations, apply color theory and typography, use brand guidelines, create mood boards, and build reusable templates across popular platforms.
Yes, the course includes techniques for creating clear and effective infographics to enhance presentations and communicate complex information visually.
Absolutely. The course covers how to use brand manuals, extract brand colors, apply logo rules, and maintain brand consistency in presentation templates.
Yes, you’ll learn minimalistic design principles, how to use whitespace effectively, and create clean layouts for maximum visual impact.
The course provides step-by-step instructions on building, customizing, and exporting reusable presentation templates in Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
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Thank you for the indepth knowledge , Am enjoying
The course is awesome
This course is a little bit superficial than I expected.
I really love it !
Good course!
Love this course :) tnx Katya!!