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Measured by Spring Prompt

Muse Wonder: Library services: choosing how to save £350,000

For the council's cabinet (elected members), meeting in public. The decision it supports: which of three options to adopt to save £350,000 a year from libraries.

Verdict
Not presentable
Deck rating
1,273
Slides
6 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality
75%

Why it is not presentable

  • Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read

In detail

  • Slide 2: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 3: Chart labels at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 3: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 4: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  • Slide 5: A text box set at 9 pt, too small to read
  1. Slide 1 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 1Polished
  2. Slide 2 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 2Polished Option cards are much taller than their content, leaving the bottom half of each card empty
  3. Slide 3 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 3Acceptable Chart labels and cost-table text are relatively small for a public-meeting presentation.The title wraps and leaves the single word 'books' orphaned on the second line
  4. Slide 4 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 4Acceptable The 'Read this with care' box is oversized, and its lower half is emptyThe callout text on the right feels a bit long and dense, which competes with the chart.
  5. Slide 5 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 5Acceptable The title describes the assessment rather than stating its conclusion.Large empty gap between the table and the bottom callout makes the layout feel unbalanced
  6. Slide 6 of Muse Wonder's deck
    Slide 6Polished The safeguard card is much taller than its text, leaving its lower half empty