BUILDING YOUR POSTER

A guide to help you get the most out of the new Ingenuity poster templates
Picking your base template
You have a couple of different template styles to choose from for your poster:
 Style A – Graphic border
 Style B – Graphic border with customisable background option
Regardless of whether you pick Style A or B, you have the option to make your poster in either landscape or portrait format.

Style A – Graphic border

Landscape format

Portrait format
Style B – Graphic border with customisable background option
With this style, you have the option to customise your border with a background image. Again, you can choose from either landscape or portrait format.

Landscape format

Portrait format

Tips for selecting and inserting images

When choosing an image for your background try to use high-quality, large image files. This will prevent the background of your poster looking pixelated or blurry once printed.
To insert an image:
 right click on the current background image in the template
 select Change picture from the menu
 follow the prompts to upload your new background image.
 Get to know the elements
Below is a map of the different elements of the poster template.

Main heading
Include the title of
your project here.

Text hierarchy
Using a different
size/style font for your
headings and
subheadings allows
your reader to easily
Main work space
find what they are
looking for and The white space is
navigate through your where you build the
poster. bulk of your poster.
For more information Here you can add
on text hierarchy and images and text and
how to use it, see: arrange these in an
templatemonster eye-catching layout
that best explains
your project to your
audience.

Your/your group’s details Space to recognise your sponsors

Filling out this section in full is really important to help us make sure Is your project industry-sponsored? You can recognise your
your poster is easy for you to pick up on the day. sponsor’s support by putting their logo/s here. Make sure you
check with them first re: the specifics of using their logo.
Plan your layout
How you design the layout of your poster is entirely up to you / your group, however there are a few things you might like to consider to help you create a really eye-
catching poster, such as:
 how you’ll organise your text (e.g. will you use subheadings like hypothesis, method, etc. or something simpler)
 your choice and placement of images
 using text hierarchy for ease of reading

Source: animateyourscience

Tips for planning your layout

If you would like to learn about what elements make a great poster in more detail, check out the resources below:

 How to design an award winning conference poster – Animate your Science

 How to make your scientific posters stand out – Scientifica UK
 How to create a research poster: poster basics – NYU