Creating Scientific Posters

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1 Creating Scientific Posters By Lana K. Johnson lanakoepke.wordpress.com

2 Justin McMechan University of Nebraska-Lincoln

3 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather images Design Review lanakoepke.wordpress.com Print Present

4 Poster presentation process Planning By Write content By Gather images By Design By Review Timeline Print Present

5 Poster presentation process Planning Audience

6 Space and format specifications

7 Poster presentation process Planning Content + Layout + Design = Great Poster

8 Poster presentation process Planning Write & develop content

9 What s your story?

10 Everything on the poster must help convey your message.

11 Use active voice The office microwave was blown up by someone. (passive) Lana blew up the microwave. (active)

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13 Title Short 10 words or less Comprehensible Compelling Sentence case No punctuation

14 Authors and affiliations Research investigators Affiliations

15 Headers

16 Introduction Why was the research initiated?

17 Methods Briefly describe experimental design and equipment

18 Results/Data Analysis Outline results Use graphs and diagrams

19 Conclusions Take home message?

20 Literature Cited

21 Acknowledgements Give credit where credit is due

22 More Contact information Websites QR codes

23 Edit, Edit, Edit Omit anything not essential Reduce sentence complexity Graphs, photos, diagrams

24 Edit, Edit, Edit Information correct? Check spelling and grammar Avoid abbreviations cross-references jargon

25 Text Have others edit and review content

26 Presentations largely stand or fall on the quality, relevance, and integrity of the content if your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won t make them relevant. Audience boredom is usually a content failure, not a decoration failure Edward Tufte Leader in Visual Communications

27 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather & create images

28 Graphics

29 Edward R. Tufte

30 Photographs Add thin border Print at dpi

31 Graphs Easy to read from distance Only show most important data

32 Graphs Don t use legends

33 Graphs Don t use legends Use horizontal Y-axis label

34 Graphs Use Figure numbers

35 Graphs

36 Clipart

37 Logos Vector Bitmap

38 Quick Response (QR) Code

39 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather images Design

40 Grab people s attention! Great posters use: Well-told research story Limited text Bold, intriguing graphics Clear visual flow Clean lines Plenty of white space

41 Grid system inches

42 Grid layout Crystal Ramm University of Nebraska-Lincoln

43 Flow of information on a poster Title

44 White space

45 Color Travis Prochaska University of Nebraska-Lincoln

46 Colors should be: Subtle Light or muted backgrounds with black text

47 Colors should be: Bright colors Accents To differentiate elements Tie elements together

48 Color attracts Black explains Before and After Magazine

49 Image for background

50 Colors Lighting conditions Print proof copy Color blindness

51 Text Serif font Times Roman Body text Sans serif font Arial or Helvetica Title & subtitles (headers) Graphs & diagrams

52 Text sizes Sans serif font Titles point Author 42 point Section & graph headers point Graph and diagram text point Serif font Text point References and acknowledgements 20 point

53 Comic Sans

54 47 inches wide 11.5 in in in in.

55 Use left justification only Use left justification only as it is easiest to read. If you justify both left and right margins, your text may have large gaps that make it difficult to read. If you justify both left and right margins, your text may have large gaps between letters and words that make it difficult t o r e a d.

56 Use upper and lower case lettering

57 Layout Keep design and layout consistent Use consistent font, size, color and placement

58 Build Poster Make paper sketch of poster before creating on computer

59 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather images Design Review & edit

60 Check poster for: Accurate content Spelling Grammar Text sizes Graphic sizes Consistent Legible Elements aligned Proper resolution Figure numbers coincide with text reference Colors readable in low light

61 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather images Design Review Print

62 Plastic carrying tube Picture hanging kit Velcro Tacks Push pins Tape

63 Poster presentation process Planning Write content Gather images Design Review Print Present

64 Doug Golick University of Nebraska-Lincoln

65 Justin McMechan University of Nebraska-Lincoln

66 Thank you to: Travis Prochaska Justin McMechan Crystal Ramm Karen Da Silva Nick Aliano Doug Golick

67 Up-coming topics: How to write a good scientific paper How to review a scientific manuscript Microphotography techniques Writing for a nonscientific audience How to properly review journal articles Interviewing skills