Whenever a custom typeface is used for a template design, I like to include a hidden slide at the front of the template with a download link and instructions for how to install the font files. It makes things much easier for everyone when the typeface is a system font and/or a free font that can be downloaded and installed quickly. You can embed fonts in a template, but that can create big issues when taking font licensing into consideration specifically for premium typefaces from major font foundries. But if you use a custom typeface, 99.9% of people won’t have that font installed on their computer. Will you select a standard system font or a custom typeface? You can design the template to use system fonts that are compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, but that can be extremely limiting. Font selection presents a unique challenge to designing presentation templates. I worked on a client design project this past week that needed a fresh new look for her brand on a minimal budget, and one of the deliverables was a presentation template. Handpicked typefaces that go together like PB&J
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