​Effective posters are:
Visually Appealing and Readable
Well organized
To the point
Best Practices for making Effective Posters:
Use dark text on a light background
Be consistent in use of one font and one style
Use Terminology that is understandable to audience.
Limit amount of text (Tip: try a Word Count of between 500 to 800 words (or less)
Width of text boxes should be about 40 characters (11 words per line)
Use of bullets and numbering lists makes the content easier to read
Suggested Font Sizes:
Poster Title
Section Title
Figure Caption
Regular Text
Labels
Authors & Affiliations
Introduction |
Results 1 |
Results 4 |
Purpose |
Results 2 |
Conclusions |
Methods |
Results 3 |
References |