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Sponsored by the DEST program: China Higher Education Strategic Initiatives
© The University of Adelaide
Designing a conference poster
Purpose of a conference poster
• Describe your research concisely and clearly*
• *Clearly: must be readable at 1.5 metres distance!
• Leave the reader with an understanding of what you did, why you did it, and what you found out
• Build on the Abstract submitted when registering
Designing the poster - 1
Check instructions for maximum size; contact the organisers if this is not clear - e.g. does ‘1 metre x 2 metres’ mean this* or this? (*usually)
Title & authors (as Abstract), with Logos and Author’s photo(?)
Use a simple ‘format’ with headings, e.g.-• Aims (in brief)• Significance or Background of the research (in brief)• Methods (in brief)• Results (use subheadings as necessary)• Conclusions (the ‘take-home’ story)• Literature cited (if any; keep the list short!)• Acknowledgments (who pays for your research?)
Designing the poster - 2
You need to ‘attract’ the reader (possibly 100-1000 posters at the conference!) So:
• Keep type size large and easily read (not like this)
• Keep the poster ‘uncluttered’
• Allow the eye to travel easily through the poster - do not have many columns of text, or poorly placed text boxes, Tables or Figures. Figures have more impact.
• No coloured background that distracts the reader
Poor colour/background combinations
Poor colour/background
combinations- especially with small type
Poor colour/background combinations
- especially with small type
Poor colour/background combinations- especially with different coloured print
Distracting Distracting backgroundbackground
No background is much better than poor background
Designing the poster - 2 (continued)
You need to ‘attract’ the reader (possibly 100-1000 posters at the conference!) So:
• Keep type size large and easily read (not like this)
• Keep the poster ‘uncluttered’
• Allow the eye to travel easily through the poster - do not have many columns of text, or poorly placed text boxes, Tables or Figures. Figures have more impact.
• No coloured background that distracts the reader
• Include only essential results (no complicated Tables or Figures that take a long time to understand)
A sample Table
Table 1. Effects of Ca addition on mean K and Na content of shoots of two varieties of barley (Adelaide and Brisbane). Values are mol g-1 (fresh weight); n = 4. Different superscripts in the same columns indicate significant differences (P >0.05%).
Treatment Adelaide Brisbane
K Na K Na
Low salt, -Ca 75.323a 21.475a 69.987a 16.901a
Low salt, +Ca 71.842a 26.323a 65.434a 17.069a
High salt, -Ca 23.106b 87.363b 13.739b 109.667b
High salt, +Ca 53.869c 24.816a 25.896c 87.348c
The same Table
Table 1. Effects of Ca addition on mean K and Na content of
shoots of two varieties of barley (Adelaide and Brisbane).
Values are mol g-1 (fresh weight); n = 4.
Treatment Adelaide Brisbane
K Na K Na
Low salt, -Ca 75.3a 21.5a 70.0a 16.9a
Low salt, +Ca 71.8a 26.3a 65.4a 17.1a
High salt, -Ca 23.1b 87.4b 13.7b 109.7b
High salt, +Ca 53.9c 24.8a 25.9c 87.3c
Different superscripts in the same columns indicate significant differences (P >0.05%)
• This version takes up the same amount of space
• Important effects are highlighted
Designing the poster - 2 (continued)
You need to ‘attract’ the reader (possibly 100-1000 posters at the conference!) So:
• Keep type size large and easily read (not like this)
• Keep the poster ‘uncluttered’
• Allow the eye to travel easily through the poster - do not have many columns of text, or poorly placed text boxes, Tables or Figures. Figures have more impact.
• No coloured background that distracts the reader
• Include only essential results (no complicated Tables or Figures that take a long time to understand)
• Make the take- home message very clear!
A simple poster format - not to scale
AimsUp to say 5 lines of textSignificanceup to say 10 lines of textMethods As necessary, in smaller type
ResultsData
Caption & summary
Title of the poster in a large size of type
Authors & addresses in smaller type
logo Photo
More Results
More data
Caption & summary
Conclusions• can be dot points• length depends on
‘Results’• can be highlighted
References (if any; in small type)
Acknowledgments (in small type)
‘Landscape’ format 3 columns only
Poster as separate panels - not to scale
AimsUp to say 5 lines of textSignificanceup to say 10 lines of text
Title of the poster in large type
More Results
More data
Caption & summary
Authors & addresses smaller type
Photo
Methodsas necessary in smaller type
ResultsData
Caption & summary
Conclusions•can be dot points•length depends on ‘Results’•can be highlighted
References (if any; in small type)
Acknowledgments (in small type)
Panels can be split into 2 panels
for easy carrying
logo
Printed in black & white on coloured paper: not many paper colours!
Poster as separate panels - not to scale
AimsUp to say 5 lines of textSignificanceup to say 10 lines of text
Title of poster in large type
More Results
More data
Caption & summary
Authors & addresses
Photo
Methodsas necessary in smaller type
ResultsData
Caption & summary
Conclusions•can be dot points•length depends on ‘Results’•can be highlighted
References (if any; in small type)
Acknowledgments (in small type)
logo
Panels are printed on white paper, stuck on coloured backing sheets
A4 ‘mini-posters’
• Very useful to take copies to the conference
• Print the poster as an A4 page
• If the poster is made up from panels, copy them in reduced size to make an A4 page
• Print in colour if possible - if not, black & white OK (though photographs may not be clear)
• The poster should be readable in A4 size (even in black & white)
• If it isn’t, it is probably too ‘cluttered’ even in full size!
• See the examples provided
Posters: checklist for quality
• Is the poster (full-size or mini-poster) easily readable?
• Are the Aims of the research obvious?
• Do Tables & Figures give only the essential information (or too much)?
• Does the coloured ‘background’ (if any) make the poster difficult to read?
• Are the Conclusions obvious?
• Does the poster give a good visual impression as a whole?
The conference - 1
• Pack the poster carefully - tube or suitcase
• Remember the mini-posters - e.g. 25 - 50 copies (depends on the size of the conference)
• Take your own pins and ‘velcro’ - especially if you are taking panels; also scissors (in your suitcase) and sticky tape.
• Whitener or white tape and a black pen are useful if you see mistakes when the poster is up (quite common!)
The conference - 2
Poster Sessions (not all conferences)
• Author stands by poster at times given in the program
• Good contact with conference delegates
• Can be more useful than talks
Mini-talks (not all conferences)
• Invitation in advance
• Up to 5 minutes to summarise the poster
• Not more than a Title-&-Authors slide and 2 more: e.g. 1) Aims & Significance; 2) some key Results & main Conclusions.
After the conference
• The poster is a lasting record of your research
• Display in your institute and show visitors
• If the institute wishes to build up a collection for display, it helps to use a consistent style of poster presentation (use the same ‘template’)
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