1. ESKOM CAPE TOWN EXPO FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
HOW TO DO AN EXCELLENT POSTER FOR
CAPE TOWN EXPO
2016

2. What makes a good poster from a judges perspective?
A poster shows a summary of a project and
it should (be)…….
Easy to read
Easy to understand
Explain what you did
Explain how you did it
Explain what you found out

3. Tips for poster design.... Use…….
Large, clear sub-headings which may add to explanation
Logical order is essential eg go for ‘flow’
Illustrations should be large, clear, relevant
Few colours - white behind text with good contrast between background colour and text.
Link colour to topic if possible
A4 ONLY pages should either be landscape or portrait but NOT a mixture

4. Text on posters.... Type content using font size 18 or above
Use short sentences
Always bullet points
Avoid long paragraphs
Use bold to emphasize
Spell and grammar check must be done

5. Photos, designs and graphs on posters………….
Photos should have been taken by the participant but if not should have the URL below each photo
Prototype designs should be clearly drawn
Graphs must have axes titles and a descriptive title

6. Your poster at Expo

8. POSTERS – suggested layout for scientific method projects
Left panel – background information, aim/problem, hypothesis, relevant pictures
Middle panel – Brief method/procedure including variables, SUMMARISED results – mainly graphs, relevant pictures
Right panel - SUMMARISED analysis of data, discussions and conclusions, acknowledgements, relevant pictures

9. POSTERS – suggested layout for engineering projects
Left panel – background information, aim/problem, engineering goals, relevant pictures
Middle panel – Brief description of process including prototype designs and final prototype testing results
Right panel - SUMMARISED analysis of testing data, discussions and conclusions about success of prototypes, acknowledgements, relevant pictures