# Design Matters, Inc.

> An Atlanta strategy and design consultancy, independent since 2006 — celebrating
> 20 years in 2026. Design Matters helps companies make important things land at
> the executive level: brand strategy, identity, frameworks, presentations, print,
> video, and events. Also the maker of PowerPoint Matters, a free browser tool for
> PowerPoint theme fonts and colors on macOS.

## Who we are
- Founded 2006, Atlanta, Georgia. Principal: Andrew Hollister.
- Strategy & design for work that needs to land: clear stories, visual systems, and executive communications — not agency theater.
- Clients have included Coca-Cola, AT&T, McDonald's, Intuit, Google, Bacardi, Beam Suntory, Wendy's, Kaiser Permanente, Novartis, Emory University, Cox Enterprises, Western Union, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, HP, Ally, Alcon, Carlsberg, Revlon, HAVI, Veritiv, PulteGroup, Minute Maid, fairlife, Core Power, Levain Bakery, and others.
- Contact: andrew@designmatters.ws

## PowerPoint Matters (free tool)
- A self-contained browser tool that generates valid PowerPoint theme font (fontScheme) and theme color (clrScheme) XML for macOS. Type your fonts and colors, drop the generated .xml into PowerPoint's theme folders — no add-ins, no account, nothing uploaded.
- Generates theme fonts XML (heading/body) and theme colors XML (all twelve slots — dk1, lt1, dk2, lt2, accent1–accent6, hyperlink, followed hyperlink — in correct OOXML order), with a live 16:9 preview.
- Imports an existing theme .xml to edit; pastes a brand palette (hex, rgb(), or CSS block) to fill swatches in order.
- Platform: macOS, Microsoft PowerPoint 16+. Output is standard OOXML (ECMA-376), valid on Windows too, but the install folder differs.
- Mac Theme Fonts folder: `~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Themes/Theme Fonts/` (Theme Colors is the sibling folder). Fastest route: Design ▸ Save Current Theme opens Finder there. Installed sets appear under Design ▸ Fonts and Design ▸ Colors.
- Runs entirely client-side. No add-in, sign-in, macro, or upload.

## Links
- [Design Matters, Inc.](https://www.designmatters.ws)
- [PowerPoint Matters (the tool)](https://www.designmatters.ws/pptmatters/)