IAP Poster Workshop Sandra Cruz Pol
How to Make a Great Poster Prepared by Dr. Sandra L Cruz Pol Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. UPRM
A Great Poster is... readable well organized succinct - grammar,clear,large font well organized spatial organization , flow succinct - To the point 11 seconds!! to grab attention
To begin... Decide what is the main message Measure the space you have Keep short avoid passive, “ing” and “to be” Measure the space you have lay out with pieces of paper Draw a rough sketch of your poster first Keep text to a minimum! Eliminate extraneous material it takes away from central message emphasize Graphics
Contents Title, Authors Abstract and/or Introduction Data & Methodology (optional) most people won’t read this Results Conclusions
How to arrange poster elements? People track information in known way* *According to recent studies.
Details: Font choice Arial, Helvetica, Geneva Big enough to see from 4-6 feet away! Highlights with Capitals, italics Don’t use too many fonts on same page Use bullets instead of numbers ALL CAPITALS ARE HARD TO READ AND GIVE IMPRESSION OF YELLING.
Details: Adding Color E= ma2 E= mb2 E= mc2 Mounting boards with color Construction paper behind each page Photos look best when mounted on gray Use contrast, but not too much Voltage E= ma2 E= mb2 E= mc2
Details: Adding Color Graphs, plots, downloaded pictures Source: NSF CASA Source: COMET Program
Ahorra Mbytes! Ahorra materiales y energía How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG or GIF Format. Ahorra Mbytes! Ahorra materiales y energía OR> Right-click on figure, press Format Figure, Compress , All, or change with Paste Special to Jpeg or gif Format. Save a lot of space on your USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!
How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG or GIF Format. Ahorra Mbytes! Ahorra materiales y energía- Puedes acomodar de 4 a 20 veces más material en un USB drive!!! OR> Right-click on any figure, press Format Figure, Compress , All, or change with Paste Special to Jpeg or Gif Format. Save a lot of space on your USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!
Recommendations Use pages with White background No dark background, waste of ink. Be prepared 3-5 days before hand Check on the materials (clips, tape…) Arrive with enough time to organize Practice questions they might ask F Some examples will now be presented.
Authors & Affiliations Schematic Example Title Authors & Affiliations email Paper # Abstract Discussion Photo Graph Results This work studies the effect of wind in the energy level of the primates Results Chart Conclusion Introduction Analysis
Change Poster Size Download Template at http://ece.uprm.edu/~pol/outreach To change size go to > Page Set Up >Width and Height Print: Fit to Page for a preview
Extras Add eye-catcher, e.g. lights, prototypes, audiovisual, pencils, candy! Prepare: handouts related article business cards resume References Dina F. Mandoli, Univ. of Washington, www.aspp.org/education/poster.htm
Good luck and have fun on your poster!
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