poster guidelines - iitagl2016conf.iita.org/.../2016/...poster-guidelines.pdf · a great poster...
TRANSCRIPT
Poster Guidelines
28 February to 4 March 2016 | Livingstone, Zambia
Purpose of a poster
• To communicate information and ideas
• To summarise / outline a piece of work clearly and concisely so that it is easily understood
• To promote your work
• To engage your audience and promote discussion and conversation
A great poster…
• Is simple, well-designed and attractive – first impressions count
• Can stand alone – doesn’t need further explanation to be understood
• Is readable – information is well-presented, ideas flow, avoids spelling and grammatical mistakes
• Focuses on a single message
A great poster is…
• Legible – ensures good use of font, text size and colour selection to ensure maximum legibility
• Well organised – uncrowded, easy to read, flows well from one point to the next
• Succinct – ensures your main messages are clear, prominent and brief. Doesn’t include all the details
• Makes good use of images and graphics to convey messages
Content: Title
• Short, snappy and on target
• Avoid jargon
• Never more than 2 lines
• Readable – use a font size of 40pts or more
Content: Introduction
• Provides context for your research
• Gives the background, justification and objectives of the work
• Includes the question or challenge your research aims to address
Content: Methods & results
• Method: Key information on your research design and analysis; experiments or studies undertaken
• Results: What was observed? How do the results relate to the original question?
Content: Conclusion
• What did you learn?
• Implications and conclusions
• Future work
Content: What else to include?
• Who you are and where you are from
• References and acknowledgements
• Organisational logos
• Contact email address
Design: Size & orientation
• Poster: • Size:
• European A0 33.1 inches x 46.81 (84.098cm x 118.899cm)
OR
• US poster size 36 inches x 48 inches (91.44cm x 121.92)
• Orientation: Portrait
Design: Text
• Minimum font size 35pts
• Must be able to read from 1-2 metres away
• No more than 2 font types
• Reduce word count rather than text size
• Edit edit edit! – less is more. Try to keep word count to a minimum. Don’t crowd your poster with text that no one will read.
Design: Images & graphics
• A picture paints a thousand words – when used appropriately
• Avoid complicated diagrams
• Graphics should compliment your colour scheme
• Don’t use graphics direct from Excel
• Use graphics to simplify message
Design: Colour
• Colours should compliment not detract
• Avoid bright and garish colours
• Stick to one or two font colours
• Avoid putting text on colour background (it’s really difficult to read)
Design: Colour
• Feel free to use conference brand colours
• Conference templates have the colours built in. Alternatively, use the RGB values on the right
RGB
R: 205 G: 193 B: 170
R: 194 G: 178 B: 49
R: 205 G: 93 B: 40
R: 128 G: 55 B: 64
R: 131 G: 153 B60
R: 91 G: 93 B: 97
Design: PowerPoint Templates
• You can download a PowerPoint template from the conference website (link)
Or
• Feel free to design your own – but be sure to include all the content required
Examples of good posters
Useful links
• How to create research posters - NYU Libraries
• Guidelines for scientific posters