If you need assistance with design or file conversion, posters can still be sent by email to Diana.Moseman@oneonta.edu, two weeks before they're needed.
Life of the Mind: November 1, 2023
Submission deadlines for college show printed poster requests are shown below:
Student Research Show (SRCA): April 10, 2024
• SRCA poster files for printing must be sent to Diana.Moseman@oneonta.edu who will submit to the Print Shop.
Posters for other conferences must directly be sent to the Print Shop.
Any of the following applications can be used to create posters, although Microsoft PowerPoint is highly recommended since it is available to everyone and is already well known to our majority of users.
The first thing to do when creating a poster is define its size. For our Life of the Mind and Student Research Show, the poster dimensions are usually 42" x 36". Other posters for professional conferences and such may specify their own dimensions.
This is how it's done with Microsoft PowerPoint 365:
Click the "Design" tab.
Click the Slide Size" icon. Enter the Width and Height.
Choose the slide orientation. Click "OK'.
You now have one slide set at the correct size to put your poster information on. Simply use the features of PowerPoint as you normally would.
If your poster is being displayed in a virtual poster session online, its important to make it ADA compliant or accessible. When your poster is available to people who use assistive technology, even more people will be able to read your research or creative work. Learning how to make your work accessible is an important part of training to become a scholar and researcher. You can make your posters accessible by following some easy steps as found in this PDF, Make an Online PowerPoint Poster Accessible.
Print this chart on a letter size (8.5" x 11") piece of paper as a visual reference of font sizes and how they will look on a poster. Page 1 of chart shows font sizes for posters up to 48" x 56" and page 2 shows font sizes for posters larger than 48" x 56".
Here are a few examples of previously made posters to provide layout ideas.
Click on thumbnails to view the PDF file.
- DO NOT use images from the Internet unless they are specifically described as high resolution! These generally have a very low resolution of 72 dpi and were created to be small files that quickly load in web browsers. They are not print quality and will look very poor on posters.
- You may scan images from print media such as magazines or books. Scan these at a resolution of at least 300 dpi but 600 dpi is best. Save these images using a .tif file format.
- Application screen shots can be used. Insert these at 100% or less of their original size. Increasing the size of these is not recommended.
- Clip art which comes with applications such as PowerPoint may be used.
- Original copies of digital photographs may be used.
Once you are finished working on your poster and have saved your file, you will need to download it as a PDF document.
By clicking on PPT's File menu, you will see that option in the list.
- Your poster will look exactly like your final PDF file. Make sure to proofread your poster. It's a good idea to have someone else proof it also. We try to avoid re-printing posters as much as possible due to paper and ink costs. A few misspellings do not qualify a poster for re-printing so catch them beforehand!
- Email the PDF file to Diana Moseman, TLTC, at Diana.Moseman@oneonta.edu at least ONE WEEK BEFORE you need it. Deadlines for college-wide shows will be shown above.
- You may email the orginal file (PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.) if you are unable to convert it to a PDF. This will add extra time to processing the poster. You will receive a PDF file back to review. Although converting a file to a PDF usually preserves layout and format, this is not always the case. It's your responsiblity to ensure the poster meets your expectations.
- If you need assistance with any part of this process, please contact Diana Moseman, TLTC, at Diana.Moseman@oneonta.edu or x2683.