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Critique: Astrophysics code
Today’s poster is contributed by Alice Allen, and is used with her permission. Click to enlarge:She wrote:Under 100 words on this poster... or so I will claim since the screenshots are there to...
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Stretching out your title
People are used to tinkering with the vertical spacing of text; having to make a manuscript double spaced, for instance. But they are not as familiar with how to make text look good by adjusting the...
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Link roundup for October 2014
I don’t think I’d seen this resource on Giving Poster Presentations before. It’s part of a larger online resource on “English communication for scientists.” I think I’d remember if I’s seen this Jorge...
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Critique: The data flow dragonfly
Today’s poster is from Marianna Rapaport, and is shown with her permission. Click to enlarge!Marianna writes:The poster presents my masters thesis, the general area is programming language research.The...
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A design brief for conference posters
Professional designers are given a design brief from their clients. At first glance, a design brief might look like a simple set of instructions, but it’s a little deeper than that.A good design brief...
View ArticleThe case of the missing critique
Regular readers might notice that a post that had been put up earlier this week is no longer available.The blog post in question was a critique of a poster archived at Academia.edu. The poster was from...
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Link roundup for November 2014
November is the biggest conglomeration of posters in the world: the Neuroscience meeting. And there are always interesting poster-related tweets arising from that!Here is a nice “Tips and tricks” for...
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Critique: Sex models
Yes, I totally went for the gutter headline in introducing this poster from Amanda Whitlock. This poster is used with her permission. You can click to enlarge!Amanda included this note in her...
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Wrap it up, I'll take it
I'm always on the lookout for re-use of posters, and Elizabeth Sandquist has a seasonal one:
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Critique: The golden blogosphere
This poster comes from Joel Topf. Click to enlarge!The idea of the layout is good. Having the text all concentrated in one short summary that looks like it can be read quickly may help viewers who want...
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Link roundup for December 2014
I’m always on the lookout for re-use of posters, and Gary McDowell takes advantage of the new fabric ones:This poster scarf actually predates a similar one seen at Neuroscience by a few days:Choosing...
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Interview with visual information specialist Karen Nelson
Conference posters are typically made by amateurs (and boy oh boy, does that ever include me!). It’s rare to find someone who makes posters as part of their job, who is not an academic, and who has...
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Poster auditions for movie!
Calling all biochemists! Jorge Cham, creator of the popular Ph.D. Comics, is looking for your posters!Biochemists! Send us your research poster. It might show up in the new PHD Movie! Send .pdf to:...
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Critique: Plague
Alison Atkin has an interesting and award-winning poster here. Click to enlarge!The first thing that stands out about this poster is that it is hand drawn. Wow. I’ve only had, I think, one other...
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Using what everyone else is using
Using what everyone else is using can be both a problem and a solution. It just depends on who “everyone” is.When “everyone” is academics, the type faces that appear never seem to reach beyond what’s...
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Critique: City bird, country bird
Today’s poster comes from Sam Hardman on Twitter, and is used with his permission. You can click to enlarge!This poster pulls off a few things that could have been disasters, but work here because...
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Link roundup for January 2015
A poster using augmented reality, courtesy of creator Stuart Eve.Stuart writes:I am of course not the first person to use AR in a poster, but I am sure that it will become a lot more popular as it...
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Don’t get mad, get playful
Most people want to give talks at conferences instead of posters. David Schulz was denied the opportunity to give a talk, he was mad. His anger drove him to “go there” in poster design – and the result...
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There’s a poster session on Twitter now
Check out the hashtag #RSCAnalyticalPoster on 5-6 February 2015. It’s an online poster session on analytical chemistry, sponsored by Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Science. Read more about the...
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Analyzing the Vaquero logo, or: Who was that tanned man?
The UTRGV mascot was unveiled... At 4:00 pm on Friday afternoon. I do not think the timing of this release was accidental. After the uproar that followed the announcement of the "Vaqueros" name, I...
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