Top 10 for 2025: What’s in and out for presentation design trends?

Staying on top of presentation design trends keeps your brand fresh, competitive, and connected to your audience’s evolving needs and expectations. Visual identities that align with current aesthetics and values feel in tune with cultural and technological shifts, which boosts your relevancy & credibility. And adopting trends early positions your brand as a leader rather than a follower – so stay informed!

At SlideRabbit we always have our eye out for the next presentation design trends, so we can keep our clients looking fresh and relevant. Read below for what we see as in & out for 2025 presentation design trends.

What’s In for 2025 presentation design trends? 

1. Maximalist Typography
   • Bold, oversized fonts with playful embellishments make statements and add personality to your slides. When it comes to type this year, go big and bold! Think chunky serif headers paired with fluid sans-serifs. Read on to Design Work Life for some of the other trends in fonts and text to look for this year!
2. Muted Earth Tones with Vibrant Accents
   • Color pairings are also looking less traditional this year. Try pairing calming, organic base tones with pops of bold colors to look modern and sophisticated. Pantone picked a warm neutral for 2025: Mocha Mousse. Play with a hue like that or an olive paired with neon green or bright orange.
3. Micro-Animations
   • Subtle animations, like fading text or bouncing icons, guide the audience’s attention without overwhelming them. With the amount of media we absorb everyday, introducing subtle movement grabs and holds attention.
4. Data as Art
   • Infographics with artistic flair make complex data digestible and engaging. But use that flair with caution, clarity is paramount when working with data.
5. Inclusive Imagery
   • Audiences want to see diversity reflected in presentations, so make sure you dig a little deeper when sourcing your stock. Include varied cultures, ages, and abilities.
6. Retro-Futuristic Design
   • We’ve seen the return Y2K aesthetics in fashion, merging nostalgic and futuristic elements for a trendy look. We expect this to creep in to marketing & presentation design trends with gradient-heavy backgrounds and holographic textures.
7. AI-Assisted Visuals
   • AI tools make it easier to create unique, customizable textures, illustrations, and images quickly – just like our ice cream cone above! Keep generative art feeling custom by tailoring to specific brand colors, themes, and aesthetics.
8. Negative Space Mastery
   • Perennially in style, clean layouts with plenty of white space let content breathe. Even with business communication, using negative space in your presentation design emphasizes those key points.
9. Interactive Decks
   •  With hybrid and virtual audiences, interactive features like clickable navigation and embedded polls are becoming essential. Use all the tools at your disposable to make presentations work their hardest. Try linking slides to create non-linear journeys or reveal answers to self-guided learning decks.
10. Sustainability & Nature Themes
    • Green-forward messaging and visuals resonate deeply with modern audiences. Bring the outside into your presentation decks with organic shapes and colors.

What’s Out:

1. Overused Gradients
   • While gradients remain popular, basic two-tone gradients are starting to feel dated. Instead, incorporate dynamic multi-tone gradients, perhaps even with movement.
2. Out-of-Touch Stock Imagery
   • Overly polished, generic photos don’t connect with audiences. Use more candid or tailored visuals that feel relatable and real-world.
3. All-Caps Headlines Everywhere
   • While bold is good, overusing all-caps can feel shouty and aggressive. We read by recognizing word forms, and ALLCAPS can make it harder to see the shapes of words.
4. Cluttered Layouts
   • Audiences expect clarity and simplicity—too much text or too many visuals can get overwhelming. Create minimalist layouts with focused messaging and plenty of negative space.
5. Flat Design Exclusively
   • For many years, flat was in, but we expect to see subtle shadows and dimensional elements sneaking back in. Play with layered, textured elements.
6. Unedited Templates
   • Off-the-shelf templates with no customization feel impersonal and stale. Instead, invest in well-built, tailored templates that reflect your unique brand and empower your team to be creative and on trend.
7. Overly Complex Data Slides
   • Complex graphs lose audiences quickly and fail to communicate the crucial information. Opt for simplified, recognizable data visuals that tell a single, compelling story.
8. Monotonous Color Palettes
   • Limited, familiar palettes can feel uninspired. Jazz up your brand expression and presentation design with vibrant, unexpected color pairings.
9. Overdone Slide Transitions
   • Fussy animations can distract from your message and annoy the speaker. Create smooth, purposeful transitions that support the flow of the story and the content. Use auto-animation to add subtle flair.
10. Corporate Jargon Overload
    • Buzzwords alienate audiences. Use conversational, relatable language to be more accessible and human to the audience.

Our design landscape is constantly evolving, and what resonates with audiences today may feel outdated tomorrow. Stay current on presentation design trends by remaining flexible and dynamic in how you express your brand and by creating tools, like presentation templates, that empower your team to bring your brand to life.

Have we been right about presentation design trends in the past? Check out previous years’ predictions to find out: 2024 | 2023 | 2022