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Producing posters
Images in posters
Here is a PowerPoint slide showing the effect of using low-resolution images. The annotated version of this slide explains the key issues to be noted.
poor_resolution_images.ppt | poor_resolution_images_annotated.ppt
Poster layout
Here is an example of a PowerPoint slide whose layout is far from ideal. Look at the annotated version to see where improvements should be made.
bad_layout.ppt | bad_layout_annotated.ppt
Amount of text to use
See the slide below for an example of a poster containing too much text. It has 874 words which is far too many for a poster. We recommend using between 300 and 500 words.
Poster design
The design of this poster is too fussy. See the annotated version for advice on the design mistakes which have been made here.
fussy_design.ppt | fussy_design_annotated.ppt
Good poster design
See the slide below for an example of a well-designed poster which avoids the errors made in the examples above.
Poster templates
The following files can be used as templates for creating your own posters. The template is available in both landscape and portrait format.
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