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Basics in Poster-LayoutingFor Research Projects

ByMarciano A. Paroy Jr.

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As a General Rule:

A poster should be attractive,well-organized and self-

explanatory.

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The poster shouts about theFarmers Information &

Technology Services (FITS)

Center of KASC. This posteruses the concept of

grouping. Exaggerating thesize of the first letter C of

the five conceptssummarized in the poster

also adds effect, and breaksthe monotony of the photos.

Side information: the FarmersInformation & Technology Services

(FITS) Center of KASC was established in 2002, through theresourcefulness of then President Venus Lammawin. (FITScenters are under the supervision of PCARRD under DOST).

The following year, KASC-FITS won as the Best FITS in theCordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

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SIZE

We automaticallyassume that

youre going to

have your postersdone on tarpaulin.Consortia usually

require30 x 40

dimensions.Standard

orientation isportrait.

Width: 30 inches

Height:40 inches

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TITLES AND RESEARCHERS NAMES

The tile normally contains a maximum of 18 words,typed in bold capital letter, using font size 72. But

the size may be made even bigger than that, foradditional ability to attract.

Arial, Arial Black and Times New Roman are themore popular fonts.

As to the authors, HARRDEC specifies that their

names be omitted from the face of the poster. Inother research conferences, placing the name of aresearcher is not an issue.

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TEXT

Give a brief description and significance of the

technology/study.

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As much as possible, minimizewords and maximize visuals in

describing the technology or thestudy. Or at least balance the

textual content with the photos orillustrations.

This poster for the study on patch

farming won FIRST PLACE at theResearch Conference organized bythe International Society forSoutheast Asian AgriculturalSciences (ISSAAS) in Los Baos in2007.

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End with a brief conclusion, or alisting of recommendationswhichever comes last in the paper

accompanying your poster. Fontsize 26 is usually the standard, but

again, this can be made larger,

depending on the space available.

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COLORS

Use not more than threecolors. Good color

combinations are thosethat complement.

This poster for the study on Taro

Flour won FIRST PLACE during theregional symposium of theHARRDEC IN 2007.

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COLORS

Use not more than threecolors. Good color

combinations are thosethat complement.

This poster for the study on

Basidiomycetes won FIRST PLACEduring the regional symposium ofthe HARRDEC IN 2008.

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COLORS

Use not more than threecolors. Good color

combinations are thosethat complement.

This poster for the study on Rain-fed Agricultural Production wonFIRST PLACE during the ISSAASconference at the University ofNorthern Philippines in 2007.

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COLORS

Use not more than threecolors. Good color

combinations are thosethat complement.

This poster for the study on Rain-fed Agricultural Production wonSECOND PLACE during theISSAAS conference at theUniversity of Northern Philippinesin 2007.

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COLORS

Another effective

technique is to use theconcept of contrast. Setlight colors against dark

backdrop, or the wayaround.

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Photos, illustrations,graphs, should be at

least 5x7 in size

PHOTOS

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Captions, labels should be readablefrom 2 yards away, and not to be

cluttered with unnecessary details.

CAPTIONS

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Tables and graphs arepreferred, so as to

minimize words.

This poster for the study on

Textile won FIRST PLACE(non-AFNR category) duringthe regional symposium of theHARRDEC in 2010.

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The design should flowsequentially from one

part to the next. Top-to-

bottom and left-to-rightmovement of the eyes

must be observed.

This poster for the study on

Textile won FIRST PLACE(AFNR category) during theregional symposium of theHARRDEC in 2010.

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At the end of the day, it is theartistic freedom of the layout

artist which comes into fullplay. For researchers that

cannot do the layout of theirown posters, it is advised thatthey sit with the artist so that

their ideas will be theinstructional guide that will

dominate the poster.

In my experience, researcherswill most often request that

their favorite color dominatethe poster.

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One thing more:

remember that aposter presenter has

as much the sameweight as an oral

presenter.

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With this information, I hope I had been able to inspireboth researchers and layout artists, so that your research

undertakings may find their place in a forum where they

will not only be evaluated but awarded as well.

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- Marciano A. Paroy Jr.