LiLynn Graves, graphic and web designer at the Cornell Center for Materials Research at Cornell University, suggests a font size of 85pt for the title, 36–44 for the headers, and 24–34 for the body text. In low light conditions, or when scientists are reading over other people’s shoulders, larger fonts are essential. “They think it looks professional and that large fonts are for children.” But that’s not the case, he says. “People have this weird love of small font,” says Purrington. She suggests placing it at top of the rightmost column-or, if you feel daring, start the body of the poster with it. (Other designers prefer serif fonts for the body, as they “can help guide the eye through the word,” said Jonas.) “Anything but Comic Sans,” she says, as it tends to looks amateurish.Įven though it’s the most important part of the poster, the conclusion is often placed “at the bottom, it’s at people’s feet,” says Graves. She suggests using sans serif fonts like Helvetica or Gill Sans for the body and a serif for the titles. But never use more than two or three fonts, says Jonas. Adding a little variety, and even downloading a font that isn’t available on PowerPoint, can make your poster stand out. Left justifying text makes for an easier read. It can cause distracting vertical “rivers” of spaces down the page. While justifying text on both the right and left (i.e., full justification) makes for very neat-looking columns, designers are beginning to move away from the practice, says Nichole Jonas, a graphics specialist at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. If your poster has a landscape orientation, consider breaking your text into four columns. Long lines of text are more difficult to read, which is why magazines and newspapers always break up their text into narrower columns. Information from: Poster Perfect by Edyta Zielinska Tips for Design and Formatting:
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