Poster Title Poster Title Poster Title Poster Title Poster Title Author1, Author2, Author1,2 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, UT 84112 2 Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, UT 84112 Layout Organization Displaying Figures Layout This is an example four-column layout (divided into three columns – two quarters and one half) There are three groups of vertical guides (if you turn on guides) to illustrate the positions of each column Each group of guides contains three guides Each center guide in each group evenly divides the poster into four sections Each left and right guide in each group are 0.25 in away from the center guide Margins All of the pre-placed text boxes have margins Left: 0.5 in (to align with each heading) Right: 0.5 in (so text does not get too close to the black line) Top: 0.4 in (to create a gap with the heading) Bottom: 0.25 (to create a gap with the bottom) Margins are useful for improving readability and organization Most posters have the typical paper organization: motivation / background, methods, results, conclusions, references, acknowledgements. Motivation / Background The big / medium / small picture motivation Provide brief background on what others have done State your contribution Methodology Describe what you did: your new algorithm, derivation, system, etc. Provide figures Results Show your results (figures) Provide one clear metric of performance Conclusions Keep short: summarize everything References / Acknowledgements Figure Resolution Screen resolution is approximately 72 pixels / inch Print resolution is approximately 300 pixels / inch Pixilation View your poster at 100% magnification If you see any pixilation, it will look worse on the printed poster. Therefore, you need to find or make a higher resolution (i.e., larger) image Do not forget to check logos Avoid copying-and-pasting equations Plots All axes should be labeled (with units, if applicable) Lines should contrast with the background E.g., no yellow on white, please Axes should be clearly readable Font size of around 24 - 30 pts. Label each line in your plots Legends are okay Labelling lines directly is better (when doable) Captions Captions are not required, but useful if you are not presenting the poster the entire time it is shown If your images are not high resolution enough, you will see significant pixelization in your print-out. This should be avoided. Baseline signal Signal with notch Text and Font Styles Keep the font size in your plots reasonable (around the body font size). Directly labeling lines helps a reader interpret your plot quicker than with a legend. Common Poster Font Sizes Title: 85 - 100 pt. Authors: 56 pt. Headings: 36 - 44 pt. Body Text: 24 - 36 pt. Captions: 18 - 24 pt. To be legible from x feet away (source: http://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/poster-design-layout.aspx#fontsizes) x = 6 feet, use 30 pt. x = 10 feet, use 48 pt. x = 12 feet, use 60 pt. x = 14 feet, use 72 pt. Text Justification Left justification is probably the most common I prefer left justification for simple bullet points For large text blocks, l like full (left and right) justification because it looks neater. However, I understand from researching on the internet that this style has largely fallen out of style. Real part Imaginary part Conclusions References Key points Keep the poster organized and clean Use reasonable font sizes Avoid pixilation / keep Figure interpretable Acknowledgements This work was funding by Non-National Harley Foundation Grant #123456. Cornell Center for Materials Research, “Scientific Poster Design,” Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, http://hsp.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/ScientificPosters.pdf. Colin Purrington, “Designing Conference Posters,” http://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design. NYU Libraries, “How to Create a Research Poster,” New York University, New York, NY, http://guides.nyu.edu/posters. Make Signs, “Poster Design and Layout: From Font Size to Color Contrast,” http://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/poster-design-layout.aspx Captions can be useful to describe figures when you will not be presenting the poster at all times. The caption should be able to clearly describe to readers what is happening in the figure. This caption has a 0.15 in top margin and a 0.25 in left and right margin.