The document provides guidance on distinguishing good poster designs from bad ones. It notes that good poster designs have a clear structure and context, use visuals and headers to convey key points clearly and concisely, and include necessary information like references. Bad poster designs lack structure and context, have small graphics and inconsistent design with missing key information. The document provides tips for good poster design, emphasizing visual elements over text, use of color and graphics to link information, and clear communication of data and messages. Examples of good and bad layouts and an award-winning poster are included to illustrate best practices.
The document provides guidance on distinguishing good poster designs from bad ones. It notes that good poster designs have a clear structure and context, use visuals and headers to convey key points clearly and concisely, and include necessary information like references. Bad poster designs lack structure and context, have small graphics and inconsistent design with missing key information. The document provides tips for good poster design, emphasizing visual elements over text, use of color and graphics to link information, and clear communication of data and messages. Examples of good and bad layouts and an award-winning poster are included to illustrate best practices.
The document provides guidance on distinguishing good poster designs from bad ones. It notes that good poster designs have a clear structure and context, use visuals and headers to convey key points clearly and concisely, and include necessary information like references. Bad poster designs lack structure and context, have small graphics and inconsistent design with missing key information. The document provides tips for good poster design, emphasizing visual elements over text, use of color and graphics to link information, and clear communication of data and messages. Examples of good and bad layouts and an award-winning poster are included to illustrate best practices.
The document provides guidance on distinguishing good poster designs from bad ones. It notes that good poster designs have a clear structure and context, use visuals and headers to convey key points clearly and concisely, and include necessary information like references. Bad poster designs lack structure and context, have small graphics and inconsistent design with missing key information. The document provides tips for good poster design, emphasizing visual elements over text, use of color and graphics to link information, and clear communication of data and messages. Examples of good and bad layouts and an award-winning poster are included to illustrate best practices.
FROM A BAD ONE. 1. THE GOOD * Clear, concise, informative * Strong use of visuals and headers for key points * Context - summary, key points of interest, future possibilities 2. THE BAD * No clear structure or context * Small graphics and text, lack of design consistency * Exclusion of key information, e.g. acknowledgements & references 3. AND THE UGLY * Text Overload * No hierarchy of information * A book rather than a poster 4. EXAMPLE OF GOOD BASIC LAYOUT 5. Source: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/CreatePosterGraphics.html DO THIS NOT THIS LAYOUT COMPARISON 6. DO THIS * Emphasize using visuals - graphic elements should dominate. * Use graphics, cartoons, and figures instead of text. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words. * Use color to emphasize or to link words and images together. * Use bold lines and obvious pattern or color to distinguish figures. * Use graph and table formats that portray the data without reference to extensive keys. * Write explanations directly on the figures. * Minimize abbreviations and cross references. NOT THIS * Visually de-emphasize to obscure your message. * Portray the main points in the smallest type. * Avoid color - think grey or monochrome. * On graphs, use thin lines or bars with patterns that are hard to distinguish. * Make all figures so small that the important information is invisible from 2m away. * Use complicated legends far that require the reader to constantly look back and forth between figure and legend. * Use lots of acronyms and shorthand that the viewer has to memorize or constantly look up. TIPS FOR SUCCESS 7. EXAMPLE OF AWARD-WINNING POSTER 8. POSITIVE POINTS * The title conveys the main message instantly. * Context and objectives are made clear. * Methods are concise. * Graphs are interpreted by their titles. One can read the titles and trust the authors, or examine the graphs in more detail. * Results and conclusions are concise and relate back to objectives. * Color scheme is very simple and pleasing. * Font is large enough everywhere, including figures. NEGATIVE POINTS * Results and conclusions do not relate back to context (Introduction). It would be nice to see a statement of how the findings relate to aquaculture. * Some viewers have noted that the title could be more direct: "Temperature Determines Sex of Southern Flounder" * Title font is on the small side - could be larger. * Some viewers have felt there is too much white space between the columns. It could be reduced somewhat, but not too much. Source: Hess, G.R., K. Tosney, and L. Liegel. 2006. Creating Effective Poster Presentations. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters REVIEWERS COMMENTS 9.