To prepare a professional research poser try following the tips below.
Rules to live by:
1. Title
must be clear from 3m away (90-150 point font bold)
2. Layout
in reading order: left to right and top down
3. Use
a different size or
boldness to define column headings
4. Use
upper and lower case lettering… ALL UPPER CASE IS HARDER TO READ
5. Avoid
large paragraphs of text.
a. Break
them up into sections,
b. short
statements, or a
c. bulleted
list.
6. Body
text around 26-32
point font.
7. Use
a plain font such as Arial or Times and a dark text on a light background.
8. Nothing below 24 size font…you
can’t read it.
9. No more
than two
fonts
10. Color
scheme: Complimentary,
Monochromatic, or Analogous
11. Try
to use pictures with resolution of at least 300 dots per inch
12. Graphs:
Clear titled axis and ticks, no gridlines, clear plot lines, defined legend,
short clear title
13. Leave
enough space between shapes for a “clean” look
14. Use color to show importance.
Bright colors in the background, soft colors on top
15. Minimal
equations, only those that are necessary
16. Label
all diagrams, drawings, graphs, and make them readable
- http://www.liv.ac.uk/media/livacuk/computingservices/printing/making-an-impact-with-your-poster.pdf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCKhmKeAXY0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_zCBT3GUk