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Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint

Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint. Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute ! Before Mar. 28 th. Plan Before You Begin. Content Thesis methods Application Results Graphs, charts, photographs. Content. Communicate Your Research Generate Conversation

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Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint

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  1. Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint

  2. Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute!Before Mar. 28th

  3. Plan Before You Begin Content Thesis methods Application Results Graphs, charts, photographs

  4. Content • Communicate Your Research • Generate Conversation • Findings should be clearly stated and well grounded • Avoid too much text, too little text

  5. Choose a Template thinkiii.com/templates.html For Research Day, posters can be no larger than 48x48 Typical size is 36 x 48 inches

  6. Formatting Your Poster Use the PowerPoint tools to change the colors, fonts, etc. Note: For more detailed instructions for formatting your Power Point poster (fonts, colors, etc.) go to: research.gwu.edu/research-days-2013 Under Research Days Resources “Poster Presentations: Presenting Effectively”

  7. Color • Visually pleasing • Subjective • Avoid red or green • Create contrast

  8. Background Color Selection • What you see on your monitor does not always print the same color • Blue tends to print purple • GW colors are based on a Pantone color pallette

  9. Judging Criteria

  10. Having your poster printed: GWU Medical Center – Biomedical Communications. 48”x48” - $95, 36”x48” - $84. 10% off if submitted by Fri. March 22, 4:30 pm. Email files to medphoto@gwu.eduor bring files on your thumb drive to Ross Hall B01. Include your phone no. and e-mail address. Submit your files by March. 28th, 4:30 pm. Pay when you pick it up. Thinkiii.com 36”x”36 - $60; 48”x48” - $110 plus shipping. Order submitted before noon is printed and shipped that day. They have templates for making posters. FedEx Kinkos, 2020 K St. - ~$130

  11. Graphs, Charts, Photographs • Pictures are still worth 1000 words • Images should be 300 dpi TIF or JPEG files • Don’t take images from the web!

  12. Images from the Web can have poor resolution when enlarged!

  13. If you plan to display your poster at another conference… • Use the current GW logo and make sure it is properly displayed. • Download logos from the GW graphics web site at www.creativeservices.gwu.edu • Use the proper name for this institution: The George Washington University

  14. Proper Use of Logos Improper Use of Logos

  15. Sizing Logos • Hold down control key • Grab logo from corner

  16. Sizing of Logos Proper Improper

  17. Let’s look at some examples.What do you think? Which ones are easy to read? In which is the research clearly presented?

  18. Further Questions?ContactCenter for Undergraduate Fellowships and Researchcufr@gwu.eduhttp://undergraduate.research.gwu.edu/202-994-0517

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