MAKING A POSTER



I like this picture because its simple and it attracts my eye!
http://www.saysomethingposters.com/2011/10/11/9-new-things/

Developing a Layout

Know your Audience!

The most important things go first.

The title is top center, the key position. Next, viewers look at the upper left; there you can put an introduction that briefly states the question you're asking and why it's important. Follow with what you did and how you did it. Include simple supporting information. Your conclusions come last. Capture the viewer's attention, then guide them visually through your information.

Use a grid to keep items aligned and straight.

If you do the layout on a computer, aligning things is easier. If you need to put things together manually, make sure items align, edges are straight and margins are even.

Use a text hierarchy.

A text hierarchy means that you've established a convention with font sizes and styles that lets viewers easily recognize the order of importance of information in the poster.
The most important bit of text is the title; it's the largest text on the poster and usually in a bold font. You might use text 1½ inches tall for the title, make it bold and perhaps use all capital letters.
Next is the names of the participants and their department affiliations. If the title is 1½ inches high you can use ¾ inch to 1 inch tall letters for your names and a bit smaller text for departments. Use a combination of upper and lower case letters. The names could be made more prominent by making them bold.
Next might be subheadings stating what you did, why you did it and what you discovered. These could be ½ inch or larger, each followed by indented bulleted points or running text.