1. Title of Poster (about 57 point, Arial typeface) Recommended typeface is Arial Bold (34 pt for headings) Keep it SIMPLE - It’s a poster not a thesis Avoid using complicated background fills Avoid using drop shadows Type for body text should be about 25 point Arial typeface is a good universal san serif typeface that will display your information clearly. You can use BOLD for headings and italics for captions. Too many typefaces can make your poster look needlessly busy and potentially confuse the reader. Materials & Method (34 point ) Arial typeface is a good universal san serif typeface that will display your information clearly. You can use BOLD for headings and italics for captions. Too many typefaces can make your poster look needlessly busy and potentially confuse the reader. Let your text and carefully selected imagery do the talking rather than adding visual clutter. Less is more. Let your text and carefully selected imagery do the talking rather than adding visual clutter. It’s about effectively communicating your main ideas. Name here (about 34 point) Department Information here (about 18 points) Images need to be high resolution (300dpi) in order to print out clearly. Low resolution images from the web (72dpi) will not print out clearly. Keep your colour scheme limited. This will help to make your poster look unified and harmonious. The low opacity background behind this text is exactly the same as the blue used in the title block with the transparency slider pulled down to 85%. Don’t use too many colours. You can alter the size of the text in order to fit in all your information, but keep in mind it’s legibility. Line up the edges of text blocks and images to create a uniform grid. This will give your poster visual order. If in doubt, leave it out, is always a good rule. Line up the edges of text blocks and images to create a uniform grid. This will give your poster visual order. Reference Information here (about 18 point) www.riddet.ac.nz CENTRE OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE Discussion (34 point) Arial typeface is a good universal san serif typeface that will display your information clearly. You can use BOLD for headings and italics for captions. Too many typefaces can make your poster look needlessly busy and potentially confuse the reader. If you would like to introduce another typeface, Georgia is the Riddet serif typeface. But you can make a simple clear poster using solely Arial as this poster does. Conclusions (34 point) Arial typeface is a good universal san serif typeface that will display your information clearly. You can use BOLD for headings and italics for captions. Too many typefaces can make your poster look needlessly busy and potentially confuse the reader. If you would like to introduce another typeface, Georgia is the Riddet serif typeface. But you can make a simple clear poster using solely Arial as this poster does. Less is more. Let your text and carefully selected imagery do the talking rather than adding visual clutter. It’s about effectively communicating your main ideas. It’s about effectively communicating your main ideas. Objective (34 point) Arial typeface is a good universal san serif typeface that will display your information clearly. You can use BOLD for headings and italics for captions. Too many typefaces can make your poster look needlessly busy and potentially confuse the reader. If you would like to introduce another typeface, Georgia is the Riddet serif typeface. But you can make a simple clear poster using solely Arial as this poster does. Less is more. Let your text and carefully selected imagery do the talking rather than adding visual clutter. You can use italics or a different typeface to make captions stand out from the body text. This is 20 point.