Niedfelt Nursing Research Center

Poster Printing Services

Overview

Wendy Taylor & Christine Rumery

March 23, 2010

Why use Power Point?

A Poster is just ONE BIG power point slide!Easy picture insertionCharts & graphs are easy to insertSeveral Designs to choose fromDrawing tools ShapesSmart Art

Template Handout

Why use a template?

The hard work has already been done for youYou know they look good!There are several styles availableYou can just cut & paste!!You can personalize with colors, fonts and pictures

Background Colors

Make sure you have a good contrast between your background color and your font colorColored backgrounds will attract attentionSimple backgrounds allow the content to be the focusUse white for busier posters

FontsFunky fonts do NOT work wellStick to the classicsSerif fonts: have feet that keep the eye moving – Times New RomanExamples of bad fonts to use;

bare codeBlackadderCurlzJokerman

Colors & Font sizes

Your poster will be viewed from 3-4 feet awayTitle between 96-144Headers 50-80Text no lower than 35Color ratio at least 400 RGB

Sum total of all color RGB’s

RGB – red, green, blue

RGB color numbers1)Right click 2)Format background/Font3)Choose Color4)Custom Colors5)Add & subtract – black=0, white=765

Pictures

INSERT pictures rather than using copy & pastUse good quality photographs – the highest resolution you have access to.Copyright – UNMC has copyright free photos on the Branding Website or take your own.

Proof your poster!

Print an 8.5x11 preview of your poster to see how it will look

Go to PrintSelect your printerSelect the Scale to fit paper boxGet feedback from colleagues

LRC Tutorials & Templates

UNMC Branding Resources

Tips, hints & helps

Remember your audience will be 3-4 feet away from your posterKeep it clean, simple – not clutteredLook at other posters to find a style you likeUse templatesMake it interesting – all text is boring!Practice your presentation Know your materialAnticipate questions

Links

• NNRC http://www.unmc.edu/nursing/niedfeltcenter.htm

• UNMC Branding Resources http://info.unmc.edu/brandingresources.htm

• LRC Tutorials & Templates http://info.unmc.edu/nursing/conweb/view_content.cfm?lev1=lrc&lev2=lrc_Tutorial&lev3=(none)&pubstat=(none)&web=pvt

Questions?