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Creating Research PostersAndrew J. Younge

Indiana UniversityOutlinePurposeProcessDesignSourcesPractice

PurposeWhat is the purpose of a research poster?Why are you doing this?3PurposeWhat is the purpose of a research poster?Present researchFindings/completed workProposed/early stage work

Presentation stylesActive you are standing by your workPassive you are not standing by your work

ProcessDetermine contents (not layout)

ProcessDetermine contents (not layout)TitleAnswer to research questionMethodResultsImagesChartsConclusionSourcesAcknowledgements

What are you going to put on your research poster??6DesignDimensionsBalanceTextChartsColorOrder of InformationSoftware

DimensionsKnow your constraints!Landscape vs. PortraitVenuehttp://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

Balance

Balance

Balance

Balance

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/CreatePosterLayout.htmlTextMinimize use think VISUALBulleted lists preferred over paragraphsShould be readable from 1-2 m (3-6 ft)Organize in blocksColumns help organize the organizationNot too big, not too small

Charts

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/SideWindows/MessageExample.html

Avoid Chart JunkUse Headings that describe resultsPurposes of a a graph/visualizationPermit exploration seek understanding

Provide communication tell a story

Support calculation visual algorithms

Bring information alive give impactAdapted from Howard Weiner, 1997Maximize the data ink ratio, within reason

Maximize the data ink ratio, within reason

Erase non-data-ink, within reason

What is the number?

http://colorvisiontesting.com/what%20colorblind%20people%20see.htmRGB vs. CMYKScreens are RGBPrinters are CMYKCrude distinction, but basically trueSet the color palette to CMYK if possibleOrder

123SoftwarePowerpointSet page size to dimensions of outputMay not scale fonts appropriatelyAdobe Illustrator/Photoshop

SourcesResearch Posters 101http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds3-2/posters.htmlPoster Presentationshttp://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/posters.htmGoogle Designing Research PostersCritique these posters:

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