Presentation fonts: काम करने वाली typography कैसे चुनें
Presentation fonts: काम करने वाली typography कैसे चुनें
Typography presentation design का invisible workhorse है। काम करे तो कोई notice नहीं करता; fail करे तो सब notice: छोटा text, decorative fonts, heading vs body confusion।
सीधा जवाब: Headings के लिए एक strong font, body के लिए एक highly readable font। 36pt+ titles, 20–24pt body, 14–16pt captions। ज्यादातर business decks में sans-serif default। पढ़ने वाला कुछ भी decorative/script में नहीं। Present करने से पहले distance पर readability test।
Documents 18" screen पर zoom के साथ पढ़े जाते हैं; presentations 6–30 ft projector, presenter की speed, no zoom।
Categories
Sans-serif (default): Inter, Roboto, Montserrat, Open Sans, Lato, Helvetica/Arial, Source Sans Pro — Google Fonts पर browse।
Serif (formality): Georgia, Merriweather, Playfair (headers only), Lora — 24pt+, बड़े rooms में body sans safer।
Display: सिर्फ title/section — Bebas Neue, Oswald, Poppins Black — body/lists/charts में कभी नहीं।
Two-font system
- Same family different weights — safest (Montserrat Bold + Regular)।
- Contrasting sans — Montserrat + Source Sans।
- Serif heading + sans body — formal decks।
Avoid: Arial+Helvetica जैसे near-duplicates; दो decorative; script+display।
Size by room
| Setting | Min body | Min title |
|---|---|---|
| Desk 1:1 | 16pt | 28pt |
| Small room | 18pt | 32pt |
| Medium | 20pt | 36pt |
| Large/auditorium | 24pt | 44pt+ |
| Virtual/Zoom | 20pt | 36pt |
Remote tips। Arm's length laptop test।
Details
Leading 1.2–1.5; line length ~50–65 chars max width; headings पर slight tracking OK; ALL CAPS सिर्फ short labels — Butterick: sentences में caps reading speed कम।
Avoid
Comic Sans, Papyrus, script body, thin weights projected, novelty fonts, Calibri 11pt "default laziness" on slides।
Workflow
Pick pair → lock four sizes → consistently apply (SlidesMate presets) → actual screen पर test।
Accessibility
WCAG contrast; regular 400+ body; line spacing; 18–24pt body; color alone never meaning। Grayscale + 50% brightness test। Accessible presentations।
FAQ
Single best font? Inter — Semi-Bold/Bold headings + Regular body, wide weights, Google Fonts free।
Embed fonts? Sharing/other PC पर — PPT embed; Slides web fonts; SlidesMate consistent web fonts।
Multilingual? Inter, Roboto, Noto Sans, Source Sans — CJK के लिए Noto Sans CJK।
Custom brand fonts? License, presenting machine पर install, embedding — न हो तो similar open-source fallback।
Color theory, design principles।
SlidesMate — free try।