Notes on Poster quality

I viewed a lot of posters and noted a couple of things to keep In mind when creating posters for similar uses.

1. Put your institutions logo or at least write out the name across the top.
2. Keep writing big and avoid verbose output at ALL costs.
3. Keep it simple…the idea is for people to ask you questions not read an academic paper about it.
4. Have cards or contact info as take aways
5. Post handouts and brochures online when possible and provide the links to it – so people don’t have to lug it home and it saves paper for those who toss them in the garbage at the end of your row.
6. No more than four presenters – three is probably optimal, I think we probably had one too many.
7. Make it professional – if your institution doesn’t have a poster printer – get to Kinko’s…No really I am serious…I didn’t stop at any poster that was a cluster of 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper. Maybe my loss…maybe theirs.

Add any of your own suggestions in the comments.

Here is a bad picture of our poster: