Benchmarks / DeckBench / Northgate Homes

Measured by Spring Prompt

Muse Ember: Responsive repairs: in-house team or renewed contract

For the board of trustees of a housing association, including two tenant board members. The decision it supports: whether to approve £1.2m to set up an in-house repairs team or renew the contract.

Verdict: Not presentable
Deck rating: 1,193
Slides: 8 (brief: 6-9)
Design quality: 69%

Why it is not presentable

Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read
A slide the judges rated as needing work

In detail

Slide 2: 2 text boxes set at 9 pt, too small to read
Slide 3: 2 text boxes set at 9 pt, too small to read
Slide 4: 2 text boxes set at 9 pt, too small to read
Slide 5: Chart labels at 9 pt, too small to read
Slide 5: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read

Slide 1Download slide imagePolished
Slide 2Download slide imageAcceptable Both option panels have large unused lower areas; a more compact comparison would improve balance and bring the costs into sharper focus.Title is a topic label ('The decision before the board') rather than a takeaway
Slide 3Download slide imagePolished
Slide 4Download slide imagePolished
Slide 5Download slide imagePolished
Slide 6Download slide imageNeeds work The orange summary beneath the bar chart is partially covered by the teal bottom banner, cutting off the text.Chart caption '1,140 → 1,870 — 730 more complaints, up 64%' collides with the bottom banner and is cut off
Slide 7Download slide imageAcceptable The table, chart and bottom cards repeat the same figures, adding visual bulk without much additional explanation.Large empty gap between the table and the explanatory note in the left column
Slide 8Download slide imageAcceptable The recommendation is repeated in the subtitle, banner and approval list, making the slide more text-heavy than necessary.Title is a topic label ('Recommendation') rather than a takeaway