Mistral Large 4: Manchester store investment review

For the board of directors (non-executives and the chief executive). The decision it supports: whether to approve £480k of capital for a Manchester store.

Verdict: Not presentable
Deck rating: 515
Slides: 7 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality: 0%

Why it is not presentable

Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read
Did not give the analysis's recommendation within the first two slides
A slide the judges rated as needing work

In detail

Slide 1: text 2: #FFFFFF on #FFFFFF is 1.0:1.
Slide 1: text 3: #0B3D5C on #0B3D5C is 1.0:1.
Slide 1: text 4: #0B3D5C on #333333 is 1.1:1.
Slide 1: text 6: #0B3D5C on #333333 is 1.1:1.
Slide 1: text 7: #666666 on #666666 is 1.0:1.
Slide 2: text 2: #FFFFFF on #FFFFFF is 1.0:1.
Slide 2: text 3: #0B3D5C on #0B3D5C is 1.0:1.
Slide 2: text 6: #333333 on #333333 is 1.0:1.

Slide 1Needs work Dark blue text on charcoal has insufficient contrast, making the decision request and Agenda heading difficult to read.Title box at top is an empty white bar with no visible text
Slide 2Needs work The title area and blue band beneath it are blank, leaving the table without a clear introductory heading.Title box is an empty white bar, so the slide has no title
Slide 3Needs work The Key takeaways heading is dark blue on charcoal and difficult to read.Title box is an empty white bar
Slide 4Needs work The slide title area is blank; the main conclusion sits below the table rather than leading the slide.Title box is an empty white bar
Slide 5Needs work Both option headings and the entire right-hand option's bullets use dark blue on charcoal, making them difficult to read.Title box is an empty white bar
Slide 6Needs work The Key takeaways heading has insufficient contrast against the charcoal panel.Title box is an empty white bar
Slide 7Needs work The approval recommendation is dark blue on charcoal and difficult to read.Title box is an empty white bar