Free The Basic template · Onyx & Saffron
The Basic — Onyx & Saffron
8 ready-made 16:9 slides — title cover, section divider, content / lesson, two-column compare, image + caption, pull quote, three-stat data, and closing. Bauhaus-confident — bold black serif on warm off-white with a single saffron hairline rule. The whole design is its typography. Download it as a PowerPoint .potx or copy it straight into Google Slides.
Two formats — choose yours
Download for PowerPointUse in Google SlidesPowerPoint: .potx opens in PowerPoint 2010+, Microsoft 365, and Keynote.
Google Slides: opens the template preview — click Use template to copy it into your Google Drive.
Google Slides: opens the template preview — click Use template to copy it into your Google Drive.
- Design
- The Basic
- Colorway
- Onyx & Saffron
- Formats
- PowerPoint .potx · Google Slides
- Aspect
- 16:9 widescreen
- Slides
- 8 pre-built layouts
- Style
- Simple, Clean & MinimalistProfessional & Corporate
- License
- Free for personal & commercial use
- Updated
How The Basic is built
Because there's no graphic at all, this is the one design that survives a font substitution with its character intact — the layout is doing the work, not the artwork.What's inside
Eight pre-built slides.
Every slide is laid out and ready — duplicate the ones you need, replace the placeholder text, and remove the rest. The same eight-slide structure ships across every design so you can pick a look and start customizing immediately.
More in this category
Other general business designs.
Same slide structure — pick a different design or colorway.
Good to know
The Basic questions, answered.
Can I add slides beyond the 8 included?
Yes. Duplicate any of the built-in layouts, or insert a new slide and pick a layout from the master — The Basic's design carries over automatically. Delete whatever you don't use.
Can I mix The Basic with another design in one deck?
You can, but the seams show. All twelve business designs share the same eight slide types, so the cleaner move is to pick one design and change its colorway if you want variety.
Which slide should I use for numbers?
The three-stat slide — it's built for three headline figures with a label under each. For a comparison, the two-column layout works better. Both keep The Basic's graphic out of the data area.
Is The Basic Onyx & Saffron free for commercial use?
Yes — free for personal and commercial use, including client decks and internal company presentations. No signup, no email, and no attribution required.
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