MQ: Background pictures would cause distraction
for the viewer!!
MQ: Try to make
short titles!
MQ: The presenter should be underlined if many coauthors. Also,
make sure you don’t forget to add your PI name!!!
MQ: One sentence
per bullet!!
MQ: Some white
spaces make it easy
for the viewer eyes!!
Don’t crowd it
MQ: Stick to 2 or 3
colors for the text..
Not more….
MQ: The font of the
figure’s caption
should be different
than the other text
of the poster
MQ: include
only few details
for the methods
section, but you
should be
prepared for
more details if
the viewer ask
you for details
Focus on Figures
than on text….
MQ: Anything to
replace text….
MQ: Make sure
to include figure
caption to each
figure
MQ: Use et. al. for many authors
MQ: You may put the title or not,
depending on the available space
MQ: Don’t forget to List travel grants
MQ: 300 dpi or higher!!
MQ: i.e. Spaces, bullets, text,
colors, sizes, margins….
MQ: You can submit your poster
to these sites for feedback
Look at examples there and
comments on others posters…
MQ: Before the conference,
practice how to present your
poster in 5 minutes max
MQ: Ideally, practice presenting your
poster to a member of the lab, and to a
friend who is from the field, and to a
general audience