Hints and tips for designing an academic poster - presented at Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing Research Student Conference, 11th May 2016. The content centres on critiquing an old poster from 2006 and identifying its main weaknesses.

1. Poster design
Professor Hazel Hall
School of Computing Research Student Conference
Edinburgh Napier University
11th May 2016

2. Once upon a time, back in the olden days…

4. Colour scheme?

5. Placement of key information?

6. Navigation?

7. Font sizes?

8. Quantity of information?

9. Graphics?

10. Follow-up details?

11. Acknowledgements?

12. Physical copies to take away

13. Full text to take away

14. Accessible archived copies of poster and full text

15. Sensible colour scheme
Clear placement of key information
Obvious navigation
Legible font sizes Graphics
Limited information
Follow-up details
Acknowledgements
Physical copies to take awayFull text to take away
Archived copies

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