Poster and Presentation Resources
Academic Poster Presentations
Poster Design Advice:
- Creating Effective Poster Presentations: An Effective Poster- excellent overall (NC State)
- Poster Design: Tips and Resources- Some advice on poster design for the humanities (Stanford U)
- The Basics of Poster Design- useful for all disciplines
- How to Make a Great Poster- practical advice (American Society of Plant Biologists)
- Designing Effective Posters- online tutorial (Kansas University)
- Advice on designing scientific posters (Swarthmore)
- Preparing Professional Scientific Posters- planning and construction (University of Minnesota)
- Effective Poster Design (University of Guelph)
- Create a poster that graphically communicates your message (University of Guelph)
- Poster Production Show (Dartmouth College)
Specific Disciplines
- Neuroscience Poster Design
- Developing a Poster Presentation in the Social Sciences (George Mason University)
Poster Design Software
- Using PowerPoint
- Advice on Designing Scientific Posters (Microsoft PowerPoint)
- Designing Effective Posters Using PowerPoint (UNC-Health Sciences Library)
- Creating a Poster in PowerPoint (University of Washington)
- Creating a Poster Using PowerPoint or Adobe Illustrator (Penn State)
- Creating a Large Format Posters using PowerPoint (Wake Forest University)
- PowerPoint XP (2002)
for academic posters
(University of Bristol)
- Using InDesign or Illustrator
- Designing Effective Posters Using InDesign (UNC-Health Sciences Library)
- Designing a Poster with Adobe Illustrator (Whitman College)
- Creating a Poster Using PowerPoint or Adobe Illustrator (Penn State)
UNC Computer Labs with Design Software:
- List of all ITS campus computer labs
- Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
- House Library Multimedia Collaboratory
- University Libraries Media Resources Center
- School of Education Computer Lab
- School of Journalism Park Multimedia Lab
- School of Dentistry Center for Educational Development and Informatics
Poster Design Information from UNC Sources:
- CPC poster presentation (Carolina Population Center)
- Designing Effective Posters (Health Sciences Library)
- CITES Poster Development (School of Nursing)
- Elliott Moreton, UNC-Chapel Hill Posters
- Creating Wall Posters (UNC-CH Computer Science)
- Creating an Effective Poster Presentation (Center for Teaching & Learning)
Poster Templates:
- Google template search
- Scientific Poster Templates (University of New South Wales)
- Poster Example Files (UC Davis)
- PowerPoint Poster Templates (Penn State)
- PowerPoint Poster Templates (Rice University)
- PowerPoint Poster Template (Virginia Tech)
Poster Examples:
- CITES Poster Examples (UNC School of Nursing)
- Poster Examples (NC State)
- SURP Poster Awards 2004
- SURP Poster Awards 2005
- Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium
- Poster Gallery - PhD Posters
Printing Resources:
- Kinkos
- UNC Printing Services
- Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
- School of Dentistry Center for Educational Development and Informatics
General Presentation Advice: (presenting academic research, communicating to a lay audience)
- Preparing Effective Oral Presentations (University of Kansas)
- Academic Public Speaking in the Humanities (University of Michigan)
- Informative Speaking (Colorado State)
- Dos & don'ts of giving a good 15 minute talk (Australian University)
- Advice for Preparing and Delivering Research Slide Shows (Swarthmore)
- The Art of Communicating Effectively
- Impromptu Talks: Addressing a nonscientific audience (NC State)
- Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk
- Oral Presentations (Rice University)
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation (Ohio State)
- How to Give a Bad Talk- Oral Presentation Advice (UC Berkeley)
- How NOT To Give a Scientific Talk (York University)
- Dealing with Presentation Disasters
Resources verified (02/20/09)