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ScientificPosters PDF
ScientificPosters PDF
Design
How to keep your poster
from resembling an
abstract painting
Posters serve as
An advertisement of your hard work
Is my abstract effective?
Why should anyone care?
What am I adding to current knowledge?
Do I need to explain methods?
Have I told them what I found and recommend?
A portrait of a "
grad student
Who s my
audience?
Keep it simple
but effective
Why?
Methods?
What am I
adding?
What did
I find?
What do I
recommend?
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Designed for overhead projection
Excellent"
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Think BIG!
Group authors
names and
affiliations
Really Big!"
Conclusions first!
Put the most important
part first!
Short and to the point!
Upper left hand corner
Utter chaos
will make
folks dizzy!
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Text sizes:
Title: 85 point
Authors: 56pt
Sub-headings: 36pt
Body text: 24pt
Captions: 18pt
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png
CNF-NSF-BMR, etc
Your department can
provide you with the
required wording
Include all
contact info:
Mail address
Phone
E-mail
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http://cf.ccmr.cornell.edu/cf_newsite/poster_print/index.html
Is he ever
going to
SHUT UP???
Nice poster
Where do I
begin?
I m feeling
sleepy
OK, but
which way
do I go?
Perfect!
Oh my gawd!
I ve fallen, "
and I can t get up
Gorgeous!
Welcome to "
the 80 s
Fer sure!
This works!