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Guidelines for Creating Effective Research Posters

This guide outlines essential strategies for creating impactful research posters. It covers the purpose of research posters, detailing how to effectively present findings and engage audiences, whether actively or passively. The process involves determining the contents, such as the title, research question, methodology, results, and conclusions. It emphasizes design principles including dimensions, text layout, color balance, and effective use of charts. Resources and software tips are also provided to ensure your poster communicates your research effectively and stands out in presentations.

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Guidelines for Creating Effective Research Posters

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  1. Creating Research Posters Andrew J. Younge Indiana University

  2. Outline Purpose Process Design Sources Practice

  3. Purpose What is the purpose of a research poster?

  4. Purpose • What is the purpose of a research poster? • Present research • Findings/completed work • Proposed/early stage work • Presentation styles • Active – you are standing by your work • Passive – you are not standing by your work

  5. Process Determine contents (not layout)

  6. Process • Determine contents (not layout) • Title • Answer to research question • Method • Results • Images • Charts • Conclusion • Sources • Acknowledgements

  7. Design Dimensions Balance Text Charts Color Order of Information Software

  8. Dimensions http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm Know your constraints! Landscape vs. Portrait Venue

  9. Balance

  10. Balance

  11. Balance

  12. Balance http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/CreatePosterLayout.html

  13. Text • Minimize use – think VISUAL • Bulleted lists preferred over paragraphs • Should be readable from 1-2 m (3-6 ft) • Organize in blocks • Columns help organize the organization • Not too big, not too small

  14. Charts • Avoid “Chart Junk” • Use Headings that describe results http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/SideWindows/MessageExample.html

  15. Purposes of a a graph/visualization • Permit exploration – seek understanding • Provide communication – tell a story • Support calculation – visual algorithms • Bring information alive – give impact Adapted from Howard Weiner, 1997

  16. Maximize the data ink ratio, within reason

  17. Maximize the data ink ratio, within reason

  18. Erase non-data-ink, within reason

  19. What is the number? http://colorvisiontesting.com/what%20colorblind%20people%20see.htm

  20. RGB vs. CMYK Screens are RGB Printers are CMYK Crude distinction, but basically true Set the color palette to CMYK if possible

  21. Order 3 1 2

  22. Software • Powerpoint • Set page size to dimensions of output • May not scale fonts appropriately • Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop

  23. Sources • Research Posters 101 • http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds3-2/posters.html • Poster Presentations • http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/posters.htm • Google “Designing Research Posters”

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