Guidelines for Preparing PostersA good poster
- is eye-catching;- can be read comfortably from three or four feet;
- presents only the most important results of the research;
- uses as little text as possible;
- uses graphs, photos, drawings, cartoons, diagrams, etc. whenever possible;
- leads the reader’s eye unambiguously; and
- does not look like an article that has been tacked to the wall.
There are only two requirements:
1) Your poster must fit on a 36"H x 48"W project display board.
2) Your poster must have a title and must identify the author(s) and the faculty sponsor(s).
Beyond this the only limit is your imagination.
Suggestions:1) Your poster is for a general audience, who will be reading while standing and trying to ignore a lot of background noise. Strive for simple, short sentences. Avoid technical terms that are not defined. Keep text to a minimum.
2) Use the largest type you can. Avoid very light or fancy fonts. In graphs, use heavier lines and larger plotting symbols.
3) Prepare a brief and informal oral summary of your work and practice it so that you can easily explain to other students and faculty what you have done.
*Guidelines provided courtesy of the faculty at Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts.