Creating Scientific Posters Tim Miller, SpokenScience.com
Topics Today: 1. Posters: Good and Bad 2. Tips on Poster Design and Delivery 3. Group Poster Critique
Why Posters? Breadth of Content Posters are Concise Posters are Easy Posters are Visual Posters are Written Good And Bad
Why Not Posters? Posters are not Deep. Posters are not (usually) Permanent. Posters (often) lack Context. Posters are not (usually) Peer- Reviewed. Good And Bad
Good Posters Are Attractive Are Legible Are Digestible Express One Idea Good And Bad
Bad Posters Are Unattractive Are Illegible Are Indigestible Do Not Express One Idea Good And Bad
Poster Design Step One: Write Down The Ideas
Poster Design Step Two: Make A Plan
Let the ideas shape the space. Do not let the space shape the ideas.
Poster Design
MRS, Spring 2011 Step Three: Assemble Your Data
Poster Design Bitmap Graphics vs. Vector Graphics
Poster Design Step Three: Colors and Fonts
Can YOU Read This?
Poster Design his is a Serif Font The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. his is a Sans Serif Font The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. T T
Poster Design Step Four: Lay It Out In Software
Poster Design Supports Layers Supports Vector Graphics Has Bezier Tools and Good Rulers Supports Alpha Channels Supports Equation Editing Good Software
Poster Design Step Five: Print and Hang it a Week Before!
Poster Design Step Six: Go to the Session
You Are Not Alone... Poster Design
EXAMPLES Retrieved from eposters.net
Questions?