4 presentation trends for 2025

What are the latest presentation trends?

When planning a visual template for your presentation, it’s important to strike a balance between visually stimulating without being overwhelming. A minimalist design is simple, and when applied to presentations, it means avoiding overloading slides with too many elements or adding distracting animations and multimedia that can lose your audience.

However, enhancing basic elements such as headlines, bullet points, and figures can draw your audience to focus on what you wish them to notice first. Try these design elements to upgrade the information that matters most:

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Bold, sans-serif text

The type of font you use throughout your presentation will reflect the aesthetic you’re conveying. The two main classes of fonts are serif and sans-serif. Serif has flourishes that are inspired by classical styles, while the sans-serif is more minimalistic. If your presentation is about art history, a serif font will match your content. However, if you’re selling a cutting-edge product or service that is grounded in technology, a sans-serif font will convey a bold, modern look.

Big numbers

Statistics are often a key part of presentations. Nowadays, there are fun ways to ensure that the most significant figures can make an impact. Instead of having these key figures recede into the background of a chart or bar graph, bring them to the forefront. Try playing with designs that emphasize figures with bold contrasting colors, visual weight that’s front and center, and even spacing that allows each set of figures to stand on their own. This elevates statistics to more than plain text or numbers; they become visual elements on their own.

Dark mode

Darker backgrounds add a sense of drama to your presentation. By using black backgrounds and darker shades, you’ll not only create a sophisticated mood but also help your audience reduce eyestrain—especially if you’re presenting in a darkened auditorium. Use bright colors for minimal visual aids, such as bullet points and numbers. This ensures that the most important elements pop and add depth to key points that you wish to emphasize.

AI-generated images

Using images to enhance your presentations can provide visual metaphors, add humor, or set a mood. Instead of poring through pages of stock images, leverage the power of custom images to act as a shortcut. The latest trend in everyday AI elevates your visual graphics. With the right prompts, AI will generate specific images that match your content and further its impact. Easily generate 3D graphics that’ll bring workflows and steps to life, or add abstract images to call out text boxes in interesting ways.

Creating visually impactful presentations can be a powerful complement to sharing your content and your passions. While some design trends are contemporary, many others—such as minimalism—have stood the test of time. Whether you’re presenting virtually or in front of a live audience, get more inspiration for your upcoming presentations.