Creating a Poster

Effective Posters

A poster is a visual communication tool.

An effective poster will help you …

Photo credit: Emory University Undergraduate Research Week, 2017	... engage colleagues in conversation.
	... get your main points across to as many people as possible.

Posters serve as …

• a source of information
• a conversation starter
• a summary of your work
• an advertisement of your work

Many ineffective posters suffer from easy-to-fix problems, including ...

• objective(s) and main point(s) hard to find
• text too small
• poor graphics
• poor organization