Create isometric designs in PowerPoint in minutes

Learn how to quickly add dimension to your presentation visuals

Isometric artwork created in Microsoft PowerPoint (image created by author)

In a nutshell, isometric design is a technique used to visually simulate 3D perspective with two-dimensional objects. You’ve likely seen isometric diagrams illustrating buildings, objects, icons, maps or cutaway views.

Isometric drawing is also a little like perspective drawing in that it creates the illusion of a third dimension, but isometric drawings don’t have a vanishing point. — Adobe Design, Learn How to Make Isometric Art

Isometric design is:

“Kind of like flat design and 3D design having a baby.” — Rob Hooks, 99designs

Flat vs. isometric graphics (image created by author)

Give PowerPoint shapes and objects extra dimension and visual interest using isometric design. Since they appear 3D-like, you can also add extra visual cues like depth, layers, and shadows to make elements appear to be above or below other objects on a slide.

You can use this technique to create layered graphics, diagrams, icons, infographics, and more. The ability to create isometric graphics quickly in PowerPoint can help your visuals…