LibGuides: Library Resources for Graduate and Medical Students: Poster Templates and Tips

PowerPoint 2010 Poster Templates

To check or change poster size in PowerPoint, check the Page Setup in the Design ribbon.

These posters were designed in PowerPoint 2013.

48x36 Templates

56x36 Templates

60x36 Templates

30x18 setup size, scale 200% when printing.

72x36 Templates

36x18 setup size, scale 200% when printing.

36x24 Templates

Some conferences may specify this size. For most, however, this is likely quite small.

A0 (Portrait) Templates

Template for A0 sized poster (84.1 cm X 118.9 cm) commonly used for European conferences. If printing using the library's 36-inch poster paper, the poster will need to be trimmed (or scaled up if the conference allows for larger posters).

Poster Tips

When a poster is scaled to 200% of of its original size, the text is also scaled 200% larger.

Plan the flow for the information. Usually it is in columns from left to right, but a horizontal arrangement might work for some information.

Dark text on light backgrounds is easiest to read on paper and uses less ink than an overall dark background. However, including some information boxes with light text on a dark background is OK.

Tutorials & Tips for creating research posters

SIU Medical Library Poster Printing Service
Poster set-up guidelines and handouts on poster creation.
Better Posters Blog
Tips on creating effective conference posters from a graphic design viewpoint.
Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPoint
Design and poster tips from the School of Public Health, University of Washington.
Designing Conference Posters
Advice on designing scientific posters.
How to make a scientific research poster
Video tutorials with step by step procedures. Free templates available on web site.
Mike Morrison's "How to create a better research poster in less time" video
"Every field in science uses the same, old, wall-of-text poster design. If we can improve the knowledge transfer efficiency of that design even by a little bit, it could have massive ripple effects on all of science.
Also, poster sessions tend to suck, so here's my pitch to make them more efficient AND more fun with a new approach to designing scientific posters/academic posters that is both more usable, and easier to create!"
Mike Morrison's "Better Poster" templates
Templates for the "better poster" described in the video.
Scientific poster powerpoint tutorials
Poster tutorials. Download other powerpoint templates.