scientific-slides

Build visually engaging, research-backed slide decks for scientific talks with strong narrative flow and minimal text.

• Create slide decks for research talks, conferences, defenses, and seminars.
• Apply story-driven structure with visual-first design principles.
• Use PowerPoint or LaTeX Beamer for presentation creation.
• Ensure slides are visually engaging and research-contextualized.

• VISUALLY ENGAGING: Avoid dry, text-heavy slides at all costs.
• CRITICAL DESIGN PHILOSOPHY: Visual-first, research-backed, story-driven.
• ANTI-PATTERN: No walls of text, no generic templates, no small fonts.
• CORE PRINCIPLE: 60-70% visual content, 30-40% text.
• MUST: High-quality visuals, minimal text, strong visual hierarchy.
• MUST: Include research context with proper citations from research-lookup.

1. 1.Define presentation purpose and audience for structure.
2. 2.Follow universal story arc: hook, context, problem, approach, results, implications, closure.
3. 3.Design each slide with a strong visual (figure, diagram, image) as anchor.
4. 4.Apply typography rules: 24-28pt body, 36-44pt titles, high contrast.
5. 5.Use modern, purposeful color schemes with 3-5 colors, color-blind safe.
6. 6.Vary layouts: two-column, asymmetric, rule of thirds, full-slide figures.