notes 04/04

Very Brief Thoughts on Scientific Poster Design
Jorge Perez-Gallego

Scientific Poster Design
- Title , make it look cool
- Layout guides the audience
- Different blocks of information are self contained
- Lots of pictures
- Small amounts of text


Scientists
- 75% of your times is spent doing research
- Throw a poster together at the last minute
Place information into a template



Designers
- Know your audience
- Know their level of background information


Approach
- Do not use comic sans. Ever.
- A picture is worth a thousand words
o Graphs
o Drawings
o Figures
- Form follows function
- Stands out and makes impact
- Remember though, you’re science comes first!
How broad is the scope of the conference?
Is there a poster session at the conference?
Can I reuse the poster?
Donate it to a community center or educational center!
Am I willing to take risk?
You will fail initially! But practice make perfect

Tips:
- Think outside of the box
- Put a portrait of yourself on the poster
- Take home handouts
- 3D artifacts
- Physical interactivity (post-its)
Do not just put things on the poster for the sake of it, it has to have a reason and purpose within the subject