When it comes to designing your poster, you can do one of two things. You can either make your poster from scratch or download an available poster template. So which one should you choose?
It all depends on what you are comfortable with. If you have the time and patience along with the creativity to create your own poster, then go for it! You can very easily do this with a PowerPoint slide.
If you are not that creative and do not wish to spend a lot of time on the poster design, use a downloadable template. The downloadable templates will be available as a PowerPoint slide for easy editing purposes.
Should you choose to use a template, below is a list of resources that you can use to download a poster template. Double-check to see what size poster is required and download the appropriate sized poster template.
Most popular among Felician students. Download the appropriate template size and start customizing your poster today! Printing and shipping available through MakeSigns.com
Download the appropriate PowerPoint poster template and add your text, images and graphs. Printing and shipping available through PosterPresentations.com
Perfect for scientific research posters. Not as many color options available and smallest available size template is 36 inches by 42 inches. Printing and shipping available.
Compatible with both PC and Mac Office 365- all Felician community members have access to all Office 365 tools through their Felician e-mail address. Variety of sizes available. Printing and shipping available.
Make a Plan
The first thing you want to do is make a plan. Start thinking of what you want your poster to look like. You want the information presented to be clear and logical and have a natural flow across the poster. Try sketching out the layout first and play around with sequences and spacing. Posters, Presentations & Science Writing: Design - UC Berkeley
Karina Adcock. (2018, November 28). How to make an academic poster in PowerPoint [Video]. Youtube. https://youtu.be/_WnhoIbfcoM
Creating a research poster in Powerpoint is a multistep process. These tips will help you produce a high-quality poster for the URSCA Summit and any other event you attend.
Your poster will be created on a single slide (ONE). The page size must be your desired print size. You must complete this step before creating the poster. Designing the slide before designating the print size will lead to a low-quality print. To prevent cropping when printing, be sure you have a 1-inch margin around the edges of the poster.
To set the slide dimensions, follow the steps outlined in the Change the Size of Your Slides page.
Your poster should read from top left to bottom right like you are reading a page. It is important to maintain a good contrast between the background color and the text. Consider using a light color background and a dark text. A gradient color fill background, especially black, will print poorly; it will have thin, visible lines that you will not see on your computer monitor.
Remember the colors you see on your computer monitor will not reproduce exactly the same on a printed poster, as monitor color settings vary. You can expect a color shift of 2 to 3 shades.
Printing requires a PDF file set to your custom page size for proper printing. To save a Powerpoint to PDF, follow the steps outlined in Saving PowerPoints Presentations as PDF Files.
