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Example of two posters; content intended for beginners to help them with the creation of their first poster; Poster for Academic Presentation/Conferences; Business Posters; Posters created using PowerPoint/ PowerPoint2010
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2. Background
Posters for Academic Purposes How to develop suitable content
Michael Schmidt
Centre for Academic Success
Poster Series
No. 1 of 2
3. Audience & Assessment
5. Planning - What’s, How’s, Why’s
Michael Schmidt
Academic Skills Development Tutor
Centre for Academic Success
Contact Details:
4. Structure
• A poster is a static, visual medium
used to communicate your
message/ideas
• Difference between Poster and Oral
presentations is that you let your poster
do the ‘talking’
• Material presented should convey the
essence of your message!
• A poster session is a common term in
conferences. It enables people to
present their academic work without
having to make a formal presentation.
• You do not have much space so include only the things that are really important in your project.
• Try to think what elements of your work will be most interesting to your audience.
• This will be the piece of work which will encapsulate the whole of your project; so present yourself and your poster in the best possible way.
• The diagram to the right
illustrates examples of headings
in an academic poster.
• However you can adapt the
heading as you see fit.
• As a rule of thumb: a poster
provides space for 6 normal A 4
PowerPoint slides
• Planning before hand speeds up
future conversion of content into
a meaningful poster.
In general: prepare your poster for an audience of
non experts: use clear language
Assessment: some points to consider
1. The main purpose of the assessment is not to judge the beauty of the posters.
2. The assessors want to see how well you are able to summarise the major features and achievements of your project in a very tightly constrained way.
3. They also want to see how well you can describe what you have done.
8. References & Bibliography
Keep the material simple
• Be concise and DO NOT WAFFLE
• Do not cram the poster full of info - messy
• A picture can say more than 1000 words
• Be selective
Give yourself enough time to be successful
Further information
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/posters.htm
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/student/coursework/presentations/posterpresentations/
Introduction
Title of Project
Conclusion & Recommendation
Results
References
Aims & Objectives
What is the aim of my project?
Why did I follow this route?
What assumptions did I make and what were my justifications?
What problems did I encounter?
What results did I obtain?
What have I found out?
6. Power of Pictures
7. Conclusion
• A picture can say more than 1000
words
• People remember visual stimuli
longer than just text.
Transfer facts and figures into graphs and tables.
Transform text using SmartArt
Use suitable pictures from the Internet and reference them.
(Fevre, 2012)
1. Introduction
1. Create the Poster Format 2. Font Styles
Posters for Academic Purposes How to develop a poster using PowerPoint
Garry Lunn
CICT Integration & Development
Michael Schmidt
Centre for Academic Success
Poster Series
No. 2 of 2
3. Graphics and Pictures
6. Print & Save 5. Colour: Examples
Garry Lunn
Web Developer
CICT Integration and Development
Michael Schmidt
Academic Skills Development Tutor
Centre for Academic Success
How to contact us:
4. Colour: General Tips
7. References & Bibliography
You can save your poster as a:
PowerPoint file .pptx
• This can be altered
• If you want to email an original that cannot be changed.
• The format might be preferred in a print room
Jpeg
• if you want to use as an image (e.g. show as a picture on Mahara)
http://www.suzannecooper.com/classroom/colortheory.html
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/student/coursework/presentations/posterpresentations/
• Headings:- Use BOLD AND CAPITALS or Bold And Title Case
• Body Text:- Fonts must be at least 20pts high (better 24pts)
Do not use more than 2 font styles.
• Arial – Verdana - Tahoma Font Styles:
recommended
• Times New Roman
• “WordArt” as some effects can be unreadable
• Don’t use unusual fonts, they may not print at University
Avoid:
• italics or bold; save underline for web links.
Add emphasis to important points:
Complementary Colours –
are directly opposite from one
another on the colour wheel.
Complementary colours are
good for having a lively but
balanced design.
Split Complementary Colours –
are directly opposite from one
another on the colour wheel.
Split complementary colours give
your design a high degree of
contrast and greater harmony than
complementary.
Analogue Colours- lie on either side of any given
colour.
The most widely used
analogous colour scheme is -
red, orange and yellow.
• Choose 2 or 3 colours that contrast or complement each other and
stick to them.
• Keep it simple and use outlines and drop-shadows sparingly. Use
colour to show relationships and create groups.
Short
sentence to
describe
key
objective
First key point
Description of the first key
point and how it would work
Second key point
Description of the Second
key point and how it would
work
Sub-strategy 1
Description of the strategy and approach
Sub-strategy 2
Description of the strategy and approach
Objective Strategies Sub-Strategies A B C
• If you use tables to display information determine the
most important relationships and group them
•The Units Sold section is seen as a group because of
its common colour
•Use colour just in the content area, not in the titles.
Manchester Birmingham Total
Units Sold
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
Profit
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
Outlet 1
Outlet 2
Outlet 3
Outlet 4
1. Diagrams and graphs showing technical
information should be large enough to read
(72dpi).
2. Balance your poster by using images of the
same size. Reference where appropriate.
3. Don’t forget to include any Titles and Legends
that are needed to understand your graphs.
Forecast UK Expenditure on IT Security Services
(£m), 2004-2008
647
848
1,108
1,452
1,911 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
For PowerPoint 2010:
1. Click on the Layout button and
select a Blank layout
2. Specify the size and orientation
(portrait or landscape
3. The example given here is A1 in
portrait format
4. Go to the Design menu tab.
5. Go to Page Setup and use
Custom
Portrait: 59.4 x 84.1cm
Landscape: 84.1 x 59.4 cm
AI
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The middle colour sits between the blue and green on the colour wheel
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