Elements of a Poster Make sure your poster includes:

1. East Central University Research Poster Development Workshop Dr. Vivian Whitney, C.J. Vires, and Patrick Baumann East Central University Ada, OK www.ecok.edu • Presentation • Graphics: • Graphics can be excellent tools for explaining procedures or summarizing results. • Use graphs, flow-charts, photographs, and diagrams to illustrate your poster. • They will add visual interest and allow people to gain a quick understanding of your work without reading lengthy text. • Color: • Color is an excellent way for you to brighten your poster. • Select a palette of one to four colors and use them consistently. • You can make elements of your poster stand out with a colored background or colored border. • This is a good way to distinguish different sections of your poster. • Colors should be used carefully and with purpose. • Elements of a Poster • Make sure your poster includes: • A clear and succinct statement of your research problem • A brief description of your approach, and • A summary of your results • Presentation • Divide your content into modular components • Arrange your elements so that there is a sensible visual flow. • Text: • Focus on a design that can be read quickly and easily and places visual emphasis on the most important parts. • Let your reader get a quick overview. • Present text as bulleted or numbered lists Image • Introduction • How to begin: • Your poster should be an abstract of your work. • Decide which aspects of your research are the most important to present. • Know who your audience is. Do you want to emphasize the applications or do you want to focus on your contributions and emphasize your results? • Create an outline of the content you plan to present. • Be prepared to talk to a lot of people. • Think of questions that you might be asked. • Have a working knowledge of the project and some knowledge of similar research projects and how yours differs from them. • Do not be afraid to use this to get new ideas to improve your work. • What You Want to Remember • Your poster is an advertisement for your research • Don’t overload your poster with text. • Graphs and charts are good. • Let yourself be free to be creative. • Be plain, but informative. • Remember the basic elements of your poster. • You will be rated on an overall impression, including how you use the poster to present your research as well as overall significance. • Stick with the approved banner. image / graph / evidence