Designing Academic Posters Gareth Johns IT Skills Development Advisor 1

Objectives By the end of this session you should be able to: Explain the purpose and characteristics of good academic posters. Design academic posters that use:  Layout  Text  Charts  Images to communicate your message effectively. 2

Purpose of academic posters? 3

4 Visual Clear Concise Self-explanatory Evidenced Features of academic posters

Planning 5 Analyse Task Research Plan Content Plan Design

Doing 6 Write content Create graphics Finalise Design Quality Control

Task 1: Setting up your poster 1.Download the poster template from Add your own title, author and headings. 3.Resize and move placeholders to fit your intended layout. 4.Choose a text alignment, font and font size. 7

Task 2: Working with Charts 1.Insert a chart onto your poster. 2.Add data. 3.Choose a chart layout and design. 4.Size and position appropriately. Copy the chart from the “Trends in supply….” spreadsheet. Link the presentation and spreadsheet together, instead of embedding. 8 Extension Idea

Task 3: Finding and using images 1.Use a Google image search to find a suitable image. It should be High quality (good resolution) Free to use legally 2.Insert the image onto your poster. 3.Resize, crop and position appropriately. Use adjustment tools (brightness, contrast etc.) and picture styles to enhance your image. 9 Extension Idea

Recap You should now be able to: Explain the purpose and characteristics of good academic posters. Design academic posters that use:  Layout  Text  Charts  Images to communicate your message effectively. 10

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