1. IAP Poster Workshop
Sandra Cruz Pol

2. How to Make a Great Poster
Prepared by Dr. Sandra L Cruz Pol
Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
UPRM

3. A Great Poster is... readable well organized succinct -
grammar,clear,large font
well organized
spatial organization , flow
succinct -
To the point
11 seconds!! to grab attention

4. To begin... Decide what is the main message Measure the space you have
Keep short
avoid passive, “ing” and “to be”
Measure the space you have
lay out with pieces of paper
Draw a rough sketch of your poster first
Keep text to a minimum! Eliminate extraneous material
it takes away from central message
emphasize Graphics

5. Contents Title, Authors Abstract and/or Introduction
Data & Methodology (optional)
most people won’t read this
Results
Conclusions

6. How to arrange poster elements?
People track information in known way*
*According to recent studies.

7. Details: Font choice Arial, Helvetica, Geneva
Big enough to see from 4-6 feet away!
Highlights with Capitals, italics
Don’t use too many fonts on same page
Use bullets instead of numbers
ALL CAPITALS ARE HARD TO READ AND GIVE IMPRESSION OF YELLING.

8. Details: Adding Color E= ma2 E= mb2 E= mc2 Mounting boards with color
Construction paper behind each page
Photos look best when mounted on gray
Use contrast, but not too much
Voltage
E= ma2
E= mb2
E= mc2

9. Details: Adding Color Graphs, plots, downloaded pictures
Source: NSF CASA
Source: COMET Program

10. Ahorra Mbytes! Ahorra materiales y energía
How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG or GIF Format.
Ahorra Mbytes!
Ahorra materiales y energía
OR> Right-click on figure, press Format Figure, Compress , All, or change with Paste Special to Jpeg or gif Format. Save a lot of space on your USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!

11. How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG or GIF Format.
Ahorra Mbytes!
Ahorra materiales y energía- Puedes acomodar de 4 a 20 veces más material en un USB drive!!!
OR> Right-click on any figure, press Format Figure, Compress , All, or change with Paste Special to Jpeg or Gif Format. Save a lot of space on your USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!

12. Recommendations Use pages with White background
No dark background, waste of ink.
Be prepared 3-5 days before hand
Check on the materials (clips, tape…)
Arrive with enough time to organize
Practice questions they might ask
F Some examples will now be presented.

13. Authors & Affiliations
Schematic Example
Title
Authors & Affiliations
Paper #
Abstract
Discussion
Photo
Graph
Results
This work
studies the
effect
of wind in the
energy level
of the
primates
Results
Chart
Conclusion
Introduction
Analysis

14. Change Poster Size Download Template at
To change size go to > Page Set Up >Width and Height
Print: Fit to Page for a preview

15. Extras
Add eye-catcher, e.g. lights, prototypes, audiovisual, pencils, candy!
Prepare:
handouts
related article
business cards
resume
References
Dina F. Mandoli, Univ. of Washington,

16. Good luck and have fun on your poster!