Designing an Effective Poster Using PowerPoint

Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute!Before Mar. 28th

Plan Before You Begin

Content

Thesis

methods

Application

Results

Graphs, charts, photographs

Content

Communicate Your Research

Generate Conversation

Findings should be clearly stated and well grounded

Avoid too much text, too little text

Choose a Template thinkiii.com/templates.html

For Research Day, posters can be no larger than 48x48

Typical size is 36 x 48 inches

Formatting Your Poster

Use the PowerPoint tools to change the colors, fonts, etc.

Note: For more detailed instructions for formatting your Power Point poster (fonts, colors, etc.) go to:

research.gwu.edu/research-days-2013

Under Research Days Resources

“Poster Presentations: Presenting Effectively”

Color

Visually pleasing

Subjective

Avoid red or green

Create contrast

Background Color Selection

What you see on your monitor does not always print the same color

Blue tends to print purple

GW colors are based on a Pantone color pallette

Judging Criteria

Having your poster printed:

GWU Medical Center – Biomedical Communications. 48”x48” - $95, 36”x48” - $84. 10% off if submitted by Fri. March 22, 4:30 pm.Email files to medphoto@gwu.edu or bring files on your thumb drive to Ross Hall B01. Include your phone no. and e-mail address. Submit your files by March. 28th, 4:30 pm. Pay when you pick it up.

Thinkiii.com 36”x”36 - $60; 48”x48” - $110 plus shipping. Order submitted before noon is printed and shipped that day. They have templates for making posters.

FedEx Kinkos, 2020 K St. - ~$130

Graphs, Charts, Photographs

Pictures are still worth 1000 words

Images should be 300 dpi TIF or JPEG files

Don’t take images from the web!

Images from the Web can have poor resolution when enlarged!

If you plan to display your poster at another conference…

Use the current GW logo and make sure it is properly displayed.

Download logos from the GW graphics web site at www.creativeservices.gwu.edu

Use the proper name for this institution:

The George Washington University

Proper Use of Logos

Improper Use of Logos

Sizing Logos

Hold down control key

Grab logo from corner

Sizing of Logos

ProperImproper

Let’s look at some examples.What do you think?

Which ones are easy to read?

In which is the research clearly presented?

Further Questions?Contact

Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research

cufr@gwu.edu

http://undergraduate.research.gwu.edu/

202-994-0517