Un dergraduate E ngineering R esearch D ay

1. Undergraduate Engineering Research Day Poster Design for UnERD 2013

3. Your poster … • Communicates your research • Is a visual presentation of your work • Is not a research paper in poster size! • Should be understandable without verbal explanation

4. Information organization • Introduction: describe your research question and say why it needs to be addressed. • Methodology: not a lab report – make it brief • Results: use figures, arrows, and visuals as much as possible. • Conclusion: significance of results. Refer back to your gap. • References, acknowledgments, etc. (if needed)

5. Poster design: • Reading path

6. Left to right Top to bottom

7. Reading path • start from top left and go bottom right • No one really looks at the bottom right, so put less important stuff here !! • Use arrows and lines to guide the reader • Divide into chunks

9. Things to consider: • Reading path • Color scheme

10. Color scheme • Use colors to separate sections • Do not try to overwhelm the reader with color scheme • Use color to direct attention to related information

12. Things to consider: • Reading path • Color scheme • Visuals • Graphs • Charts (flow charts, Pugh chart, etc.) • Diagrams • Prototypes

13. Visuals • Show your data – not distorted! • Graphs, charts, tables, and figures makes it easier for reader to understand. Use them as much as possible. • Make large datasets coherent

15. Remember to • Mechanics: • Establish the gap, your purpose or motivation quickly • Discuss significance of your findings • Design: • Guide the reader through your poster • Use graphics and visuals

16. Other resources • http://www.ga.lsu.edu/Effective%20Poster%20Design%20for%20Academic%20Conferences.pdf • http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign • http://www.posterpresentations.com/html/free_poster_templates.html • http://www.slideshare.net/muir31/designing-a-poster-for-conference-display-oct11