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Poster Creation and Presentation

Learn the basics for creating a research poster and preparing to present your research.

General Guides

Designing Communications for a Poster Fair
This is a very clear, easy to read and understand guide developed by Pennsylvania State University for the McNair Scholar Program.

Designing Conference Posters
Colin Purrington offers excellent advice on effective layout and presentation of your research poster.
Designing Effective Posters
A very nice guide from UNC Health Sciences Library, this guide walks the reader through design elements, the design process, and tips for using Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe InDesign to create a poster.

Self-Evaluation

Better Posters Blog
Devoted to posters and offers a lot of constructive criticism for those who have submitted them.
Score Your Poster (U. Texas @ Austin)
This rubric can be used to grade your poster.