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Posters that get noticed
Laura ConnaughtonMaynooth University Library
for the right reasons!
Why?Why not?
Hands up who ENJOYS public speaking?
Show your
creative side
Everything starts with an idea...
Project New Service
Innovative
Workflow
Look at the
conference
themes for
inspiration
Emerging Roles & Skill Set
Collaboration
The Design Process
What do you want to achieve with your poster?
Content and Words
Layout and Colour
Typeface
Illustrative Material
Feedback
Some examples
What makes a good poster?
Interesting and well thought out content
Flow and clarity
Easy to read typeface and size
Correct spelling and easy to follow layout
Use of illustrative material to catch the eye
“What would I tweet?” by Michelle Dalton Winner of Best Poster at A&SL 2014
Continuing Professional
Development in Librarianship
by Laura Connaughton (MU)
Winner of Best Poster at Academic and Special Libraries
Annual Conference February 2015
Self-Service in UCD Library
by Christine Cullen
Winner of Best Poster at CONUL Annual Conference June
2015
Picture Perfect Presentations
by Niamh O’Sullivan (IBTS)
Winner of Best Poster at Health Sciences
Libraries Group (HLSG) May 2015
Infograph
Maynooth University Library
References
• Creativity of a three year old (Crayons)https://www.flickr.com/photos/lisa_g_pics/362781834/in/photolist-y4mpd-a8gXQX-dCHgz1-3gsrA-9UnSG2-9nwney-nSZret-oWeyw5-cg4kFQ-pLMvLm-rH6XBM-ae517p-wDzZbu-
9iEDmT-8Q91Wp-7fhEti-3ckrvq-5cxTf4-4Usiu3-4CLPHE-7RDJMe-6NMWtx-heYBjy-8NUpR2-o73Y25-eKC5Jx-fDFs9T-hBoUbq-jvt7Q4-6SpydN-75r98p-smjXzm-dmbHPM-5innVG-5DhQhx-3beBuY-9FcTWJ-bvoLtu-oLco4W-edvxZZ-7T5jv5-9EB8KG-9SUjEQ-88jyKh-as7RWU-srdGVh-7DcxZE-2fA7Ya-a9FM5g-8PWvj6
Microphonehttps://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/public-speaking-tips-from-the-ceo-of-deloitte/
• Lightbulb (Fer Gregory)https://www.flickr.com/photos/freg/4898274127/sizes/l
• The Design Processhttp://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2007/03/designers_are_t.html
Rubber Duckshttp://www.worthalike.com/nailed-it-pinterest-expectations-versus-reality/
Relationship and it’s impact on Library Service Quality poster http://libraryassessment.org/archive/2008_posters.shtml
Darch, C & De Jager, K. The Research Libraries Consortium, South Africa 2007 posterhttp://www.library.arizona.edu/conferences/ltf/2008/images/ResearchLibrariesConsortium_SouthAfrica_Darch.jpg
Ayre, Lucy and Madjarevic, Natalia (2014) 20 ways to reuse repository content. In: Open Repositories 2014, 9-13 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland.http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/57104/
Dalton, Michelle (2014). What would I tweet?. In: Academic and Special Libraries Conference, 25th/26th February, 2014, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin.
CONUL Conference Posters on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/conulconference
Cullen, Christine (2015) Self-Service in UCD Library. In: CONUL Annual Conference, 3rd/ 4th June, 2015, Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. (Unpublished)
You can do it – coffeehttp://paradiseandpinkflamingos.tumblr.com/post/109484980430/you-can-do-it-coffee-goodmorning-youcandoit
Useful Sources• LAI CDG Bloghttps://laicdg.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/designing-an-academic-poster/
• Scientific Poster Tutorialshttp://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/poster-design-layout.aspx
• Graphic Design Tipshttp://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/
• Designing conference postershttp://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design
• Example of poor poster designhttp://colinpurrington.com/2012/example-of-bad-scientific-poster/
Guidelines and TipsPoster Design: Guidelines & Tips by Helen Fallon and Brian Dempseyhttp://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/4625/1/HF_poster_guidelines.pdf
LAI Career Development Blog – Designing an Academic Posterhttps://laicdg.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/designing-an-academic-poster
Designing Conference Postershttp://colinpurrington.com/2012/example-of-bad-scientific-poster/
Free Software for Poster Design• Piktochart – Infographic Creator http://piktochart.com/
• Nerdgraph Infographicshttp://www.nerdgraph.com/
• Visual.lyhttp://visual.ly/
• Infogramhttps://infogr.am/
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