designing a poster for the dean’s summer research...
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Designing a Poster for the
Dean’s Summer Research Program Colleen Mayowski, EdD, MLIS
Donald B. DeFranco, PhD July 18, 2017
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1. Describe how posters are used and what they should accomplish.
2. Identify strategies for designing effective posters for the Dean’s Summer Research Program.
3. Distinguish characteristics of effective and ineffective posters.
Learning objectives:
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Posters are a visual medium.
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Prepare • If you have a name tag, wear it in an easily visible place • If you have business cards, bring them • Have a way to store other people’s cards • Handouts are a good idea • Eat in advance (don’t try to snack at the same time) • Take the initiative – don’t passively stand by • Be aware of interested bystanders and loop them in
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Practice! Practice a 2 minute presentation – example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBa0cnsRMUQ.
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Start the conversation…
• Hi, can I give you a tour of my poster?
• My name is ___. I’m at the University of Pittsburgh…Where are you from?
• As you may know…this is an important topic because…
• We were interested in…
• So what we did was…
• And we found that (point to bullet 1; point to figure 1)…
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THEN open up the conversation…
• What has your experience been with…?
• How do you think I should build on this work? • What do you work on?
• Could we collaborate?
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A poster is not a research paper stuck to a board.
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Remember, it’s a visual medium.
Graphics should dominate Text should be minimal
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Titles • Blah title: “Blood Pressure Control in Elderly Patients at Risk for
Stroke”
• Better title: “Diuretic Treatment Decreases Stroke Rate in the Elderly”
• Cute title: “Why Bring That Up? Advances in Treating Seasickness”
• Point size: 90-120, bold. Subtitle: 72
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Headers Make your section headings do some heavy lifting.
TITLE
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
DISCUSSION
RESULTS
CONCLUSIONS
Point size: 36-48
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http://library.wlu.edu/services/oversized-printing/#designtips
Fonts Use fonts that are easy to read: Point size: 24-28 for body text
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Colors: The Rainbow Stops Here
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Top to bottom, then left to right.
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NOT
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http://library.wlu.edu/services/oversized-printing/#examples
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Don’t reinvent the wheel
Poster templates are widely available!
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Poster downloaded from http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/examples/Flounder.html
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Pitt’s Institutional Repository
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/
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Thank you! Colleen A. Mayowski, EdD, MLIS
Donald B. DeFranco, PhD [email protected]
Thanks to Molly Conroy, MD, MPH.
Slides contain content from her 2016 presentation. Thanks to Marie K. Norman, PhD, for her assistance with slide design.