Poster Design 101

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• Select section Welcome!

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  Welcome!

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  This Poster Design topic is part of a larger set that aims to build skills in the design, implementation, and dissemination of scholarly work. Within this topic, there are seven short (5-7 min) videos about how to transform your abstract into a visually-appealing and informative poster about your scholarly work. The topic is designed for individuals who are designing posters for the first time and for those doing it for the umpteenth time. It is recommended that you view the videos in order of appearance. Please take the time to complete the evaluation at the end.

  Total seat time: approximately 45 min.

  • Select activity Announcements

    

    Announcements Forum
• Select section Content

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  Content

  • Select activity Module Evaluation

    

    Module Evaluation Feedback
• Select section Supplementary Resources

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  Supplementary Resources

  • Select activity Poster Examples Examples of posters from past Sum...

    Poster Examples

    Examples of posters from past Summer and Deep Explore projects can be found at:

    • https://eposterslive.com/past-meetings/ucsf
  • Select activity Deciding on a Chart Type Here are some resources ...

    Deciding on a Chart Type

    Here are some resources to help guide your decision on whether a bar chart, a pie chart, or another type of chart will best help convey your point.

  • Select activity Things you should consider when designing your charts/graphs

    

    Things you should consider when designing your charts/graphs URL
  • Select activity Graph Selection Flow Diagram

    

    Graph Selection Flow Diagram File
  • Select activity Printing Your Poster The PDF below explains reaso...

    Printing Your Poster

    The PDF below explains reasons why you may select one of the following businesses that are linked.

  • Select activity Information for Printing Your Poster

    

    Information for Printing Your Poster File
  • Select activity UCSF Documents and Media

    

    UCSF Documents and Media URL
  • Select activity MakeSigns.com

    

    MakeSigns.com URL
  • Select activity Fedex Kinko's

    

    Fedex Kinko's URL
• Select section Supplementary Powerpoint Tutorials

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  Supplementary Powerpoint Tutorials

  Below are links to information on how you can manipulate text, charts/tables, shapes, images, etc. in PowerPoint to apply the concepts you learned in the videos above. There are also links to information about how to make PowerPoint easier to use. While many of the links below are demonstrated on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (i.e. Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013), the names of the functions are generally equivalent for Microsoft PowerPoint for OSX (i.e. Office 2008, 2011).

  • Select activity Working with Text

    Working with Text

  • Select activity Bullet Points (and Indenting them)

    

    Bullet Points (and Indenting them) Page
  • Select activity Changing Internal Margins of Textboxes

    

    Changing Internal Margins of Textboxes Page
  • Select activity Format Painter -- quickly replicating the formatting of text for consistency

    

    Format Painter -- quickly replicating the formatting of text for consistency Page
  • Select activity Math Equations (PC)

    

    Math Equations (PC) Page
  • Select activity Math Equations (Mac)

    

    Math Equations (Mac) Page
  • Select activity Paragraph Indenting and (Line) Spacing

    

    Paragraph Indenting and (Line) Spacing Page
  • Select activity Paragraph Indenting and (Line) Spacing -- Advanced

    

    Paragraph Indenting and (Line) Spacing -- Advanced Page
  • Select activity Superscript and Subscript

    

    Superscript and Subscript Page
  • Select activity Working with Objects (i.e. Charts, Images, Shapes,...

    Working with Objects (i.e. Charts, Images, Shapes, Tables, and Text Boxes)

  • Select activity Aligning, Arranging, and Grouping Objects

    

    Aligning, Arranging, and Grouping Objects Page
  • Select activity Chart Formatting

    

    Chart Formatting Page
  • Select activity Changing Default Properties for Lines/Shapes -- when you want to draw a line that is not initially blue and is thicker

    

    Changing Default Properties for Lines/Shapes -- when you want to draw a line that is not initially blue and is thicker Page
  • Select activity Changing Grid Spacing -- modify how far you nudge an object

    

    Changing Grid Spacing -- modify how far you nudge an object URL
  • Select activity How to Select Objects and Control Their Visibility When You Have Hundreds of Them

    

    How to Select Objects and Control Their Visibility When You Have Hundreds of Them Page
  • Select activity Making a (white) background transparent

    

    Making a (white) background transparent Page
  • Select activity Nudging -- what happens when you press an arrow key while an object is selected

    

    Nudging -- what happens when you press an arrow key while an object is selected URL
  • Select activity Removing Backgrounds from Photos

    

    Removing Backgrounds from Photos Page
  • Select activity Save as Picture -- when you made a complex model and want to use it else where

    

    Save as Picture -- when you made a complex model and want to use it else where Page
  • Select activity Table Formatting

    

    Table Formatting Page
  • Select activity Miscellaneous Tips

    Miscellaneous Tips

  • Select activity F4 -- Repeating The Last Thing You Did (PC)

    

    F4 -- Repeating The Last Thing You Did (PC) URL
  • Select activity F4 -- Repeating The Last Thing You Did (Mac)

    

    F4 -- Repeating The Last Thing You Did (Mac) URL
  • Select activity Saving Your PowerPoint as a PDF

    

    Saving Your PowerPoint as a PDF URL
  • Select activity Slide Master -- where you can place (background) objects that you are inadvertently selecting

    

    Slide Master -- where you can place (background) objects that you are inadvertently selecting Page
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  Acknowledgements

  This Scholarship Skills course was developed by an inter-professional team of UCSF learners, staff, and faculty, and the development was supported by a grant from the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. This topic was developed using materials and resources from the following sources:

  • Marlene Berro, Office of Ethics and Compliance, UCSF
  • Dark Horse Analytics, Dark Horse Analytics Blog
  • Jennie Dorman, Office of Career and Professional Development, UCSF
  • Zen Faulkes, Better Posters: A resource for improving poster presentations
  • David Hand, School of Dentistry, UCSF
  • Michael Le, School of Dentistry, UCSF

  Special thanks to the Technology Enhanced Learning Group from the UCSF School of Medicine for mastering and captioning the video content for this topic.
• Select section Scholarship Skills Series

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  Scholarship Skills Series

  If you enjoyed this course on Poster Design, please note that this topic is part of a larger set that aims to build skills in the design, implementation, and dissemination of scholarly work. If you are interested in seeing the other topics, you can access them through the main Scholarship Skills landing page.