Creating your Poster Presentation
Designing a good poster
means making important and often difficult decisions about content,
layout, graphics
and language.
Below are two examples of posters
from the class of 2004/2005.
Click on the pictures to enlarge
them.
Ask yourself these questions
when writing and designing your poster.
Content
Do I
have enough information?
Do I have too much information?
Is my information accurate?
Is my information of university standard?
Are my sources of information university standard? |
Learn
about searching the internet for university standard sources
of information
Layout
Is the
font big enough?
Are the colours used pleasing to the eye?
Do the headings stand out?
Is the text easy to read from a short distance? |
Learn
about how to layout a poster
Graphics
Do the
graphics help the reader to understand the text?
Are the graphics labeled clearly?
Are the graphics and text clearly linked? |
Language
Is the
grammar accurate?
Is the content logically organized into paragraphs?
Have you defined terminology that your audience may not
understand?
Have you referenced your sources of information? |
Learn
about referencing
|
