Poster Design and Printing CLINICAL RESEARCH DAY Oct. 5th 2017 Poster Design and Printing presented by: Paul Batista Senior Medical Photographer pbatista1@partners.org Sam Riley Photography and Creative Arts Manager sriley3@partners.org MGH Photography www.massgeneral.org/photography mghphotography@partners.org 55 Fruit Street Bulfinch basement 045 Boston, MA 021 (617) 726-2237

First Steps Know your due date and plan accordingly. - Transport time First Steps Know your due date and plan accordingly - Transport time - Time for review and editing with colleagues and superiors - Time for initial layout (one hour – several days) Know the requirements for your poster session - Poster size - Font size - Poster / abstract number - Mounting / laminating / grommets Collect your text, data, charts, graphs, tables and photos Suggested applications: - Microsoft PowerPoint - Adobe Illustrator or InDesign - Any application that will export a PDF file

PowerPoint poster layout: Page set up / slide size limitations (56” max.) Half size layout

The anatomy of a poster: Header (title, authors affiliations and logos) Square posters work well with three Vertical rectilinear work well with three Horizontal rectilinear work well with four +

Figures Should fit within a whole number of columns, either individually or grouped Resize with the corner handles, not the top, bottom or sides

Fonts Use the font you find effective but be sure that the printer/colleagues have the same font on the same platform. Submit fonts with poser if necessary. Symbol fonts may switch out with different application versions or platforms (Mac / PC)

Fonts Arial Narrow Arial Founded in 1811,[2] the original hospital was designed by the famous American architect Charles Bulfinch.[5] It is the third-oldest general hospital in the United States[2] and with 907 beds,[1] is the second largest in New England,[citation needed] after Yale – New Haven Hospital's 966 beds.[citation needed] John Warren, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at Harvard Medical School, spearheaded the move of the medical school to Boston. Warren's son, John Collins Warren, along with James Jackson, led the efforts to start the Massachusetts General Hospital. Because all those who had sufficient money were cared for at home, Massachusetts General Hospital, like most hospitals that were founded in the 19th century, was intended to care for the poor.[6] During the mid-to-late 19th century, Harvard Medical School was located adjacent to Massachusetts General Hospital. The first American hospital social workers were based in the hospital.[7] The hospital's work with developing specialized computer software systems for medical use in the 1960s led to the development of the MUMPS programming language, which stands for "Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System," an important programming language and data-base system heavily used in medical applications such as patient records and billing. A major patient database system called File Manager, which was developed by the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans' Affairs), was created using this language. Arial Founded in 1811,[2] the original hospital was designed by the famous American architect Charles Bulfinch.[5] It is the third-oldest general hospital in the United States[2] and with 907 beds,[1] is the second largest in New England,[citation needed] after Yale – New Haven Hospital's 966 beds.[citation needed] John Warren, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at Harvard Medical School, spearheaded the move of the medical school to Boston. Warren's son, John Collins Warren, along with James Jackson, led the efforts to start the Massachusetts General Hospital. Because all those who had sufficient money were cared for at home, Massachusetts General Hospital, like most hospitals that were founded in the 19th century, was intended to care for the poor.[6] During the mid-to-late 19th century, Harvard Medical School was located adjacent to Massachusetts General Hospital. The first American hospital social workers were based in the hospital.[7] The hospital's work with developing specialized computer software systems for medical use in the 1960s led to the development of the MUMPS programming language, which stands for "Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System," an important programming language and data-base system heavily used in medical applications such as patient records and billing. A major patient database system called File Manager, which was developed by the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans' Affairs), was created using this language.

Tables, charts and graphs Finalize in application (Word, Excel, etc) Edit > Paste Special > Picture Pasted as a picture before resizing

Photos Resolution… there is such a thing as too much as well as too little Image specific 150dpi to output size X

Submitting your poster Know the limitations of your email account - 25 MB For submitting large files, we suggest using PHS Secure File Transfer https://transfer.partners.org

Proofing your poster Catch font issues Catch color issues Catch file type issues

Post Production Laminating. - Long term or repetitive display Post Production Laminating - Long term or repetitive display - The window shade effect Mounting - Required for easel display - Plan ahead for transportation and storage Grommets - Required for internal common area display at MGH - Allow for room in design (2”x2”) Fabric - Can be folded in your carry on luggage