Conference Posters:a workshop
Dave BakerDave Baker
IT Learning Programme
Today’s arrangements
Your teacher is Dave [email protected]@oucs.ox.ac.uk
We finish at
You should have Some ideas!
You will have Copies of slidesYou will have Copies of slides
Your safety is important
Where is the fire exit?
Beware of hazards:
Tripping over bags and coats
Please report any equipment faults to us
Let us know if you have any other concerns
Your comfort is important
The toilets are along the corridor outside thelecture roomslecture rooms
The rest area is where you registered;it has vending machines and a water cooler
The seats at the computers are adjustable
You can adjust the monitors for height, tilt andYou can adjust the monitors for height, tilt andbrightness
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Session format
How shall we use this workshop?
Your options are:
Critique some past posters
Critique your posters
Hear some ‘words of wisdom’ from us
Create your own postersCreate your own posters
Revisit your existing posters
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Critique of posters
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Creating posterswith PowerPoint
Today’s topics closely followthe Poster Process
Choosing your tool
Planning your poster layout
Using images
Using diagrams
Using text
Choosing coloursChoosing colours
Proofreading and printing
PowerPoint is not the best tool for the jobbut it is adequate
Excellent InDesignExcellent
Adequate
InDesign
PowerPoint
Poor Word
Some layout decisions will be made for you,others are yours…
TitleTitleConferenceorganiser:
Size Orientation Layout
You:onts
Some initial planning will save time
There are some things a poster must have
Title Title
Contact details
Start ► Middle ► End
A ‘path’ to follow
Headings
NumberingNumbering
Layout
A design element
Contact details
And some things a poster could have
Author images…
…because you won’talways be in front ofyour poster
QR Code…QR Code…
…because you canencode all sorts ofdata in it
An important first step is to set thepage size
Always do this first!A4
Always do this first!
Common sizes are:
A1 = 8 x A4
A0 = 16 x A4
Custom!
A4
Custom!
Poor alignment makes a poster lookamateurish
Make use of the alignment tools available :
Ruler
Grid (snap to)
Drawing Guides
Smart Guides (2010)
Everything should line up with something!Use a layout grid to help
Empty space is part of the content!
TextText20-25% TextTe
xt
Gra
phics
Gra
phics
Text20-25%
Graphics40-45%
Text
Graphics
Gra
phicsEmpty30-40%
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Using images
There are two types of image
Vector Images
Windows Metafile
AutoCAD
Bitmap Images
TIF
GIFGIF
PNG
JPEG
You need to take care when resizing images
Vector graphics resize well
Bitmapped graphics don’t!
For large printed images you need largenumbers of pixels
At least:
200 dots per inch (dpi)200 dots per inch (dpi)80 dots per cm
1000 x800
12.5cm x10
cm
There are many sources for images…
But the most important image resource isyour librarian!
For posters use the vector (scalable)versions of the Oxford crest
Quadrangle
Rectangle
Search for:oxford branding toolkit
Rectangle
Presentation applications have a limitedrange of image editing tools
Original Washout Greyscale
Brightness Contrast Crop Flip
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Using diagrams
Use the Shapes and SmartArt toolbars tocreate your own diagrams
Your visitors won’t have time to assimilatelarge tables of data – charts are better
YearSun
Spots YearSun
Spots YearSun
Spots YearSun
SpotsYear Spots Year Spots Year Spots Year Spots
1936 40 1945 25 1954 5 1963 20
1937 115 1946 75 1955 10 1964 10
1938 100 1947 145 1956 60 1965 15
1939 80 1948 130 1957 190 1966 30
1940 60 1949 130 1958 180 1967 60
1941 40 1950 80 1959 175 1968 105
1942 23 1951 65 1960 120 1969 105
1943 10 1952 20 1961 50 1970 105
100
150
200
1943 10 1952 20 1961 50 1970 105
1944 10 1953 10 1962 35 1971 80
0
50
1935 1945 1955 1965
Charts can be created directly inPowerPoint or pasted from Excel
Right-clickRight-clickto changeelements
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Using text
The size of the fonts is criticalfor readability
Rule of thumb (for an A1 or A0 poster):
Main title: 72+Subtitles: 54+Text: 30+Text: 30+
Sub-text: 20+
At the recommended font sizes, you canget surprisingly few words on a poster
How many?~400-600
Use one font for the body and one font forheadings (and they might be the same!)
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There are at least seven deadly sins of type
Take carereversing!
Arghh!!!
reversing!
powerpointcan’t underline
Arghh!!!DON’T SHOUT
Three’s a crowd
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Using colour
Choose backgrounds carefully –especially gradients
TextText Text Text
TextText Text Text
If you want to use a background,put it on the master (layer)
A good choice of colours is subjective butsome combinations work better than others
Screen colours are not the same as printedcolours unless you take care…
Screen = Transmission Paper = ReflectionScreen = Transmission Paper = Reflection
RGBRed Green Blue
CMYKCyan Magenta Yellow (Black)
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Proofing and printing
Proofread your poster before your audiencedoes it for you!
It is important that youproofread the the poster carefully
Use the spell chequer
Get someone else to evaluate your poster
OUCS can print your posters for you
Large format colour printing
A1 594 x 841 mm 233/8 x 33 1/8 in
A0 841 x 1189 mm 331/8 x 463/4 in
Charges
A1 Glossy or Satin paper £18.21
A0 Heavy Coated paper £21.15A0 Heavy Coated paper £21.15
A0 Glossy or Satin paper £41.13
Allow 24-48 hours
PDFs preferred!
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Questions?
What you need to do:
Design your poster
Choose your colours and font
Set up the page size
Set up any guides you need
Source/create your images and diagrams
Create your text
Layout the poster
Proofreading and printing
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