Guide to Scientific Posters
Along with papers and talks, large format posters are one of the main ways to communicate scientific results. We typically create our posters using Canvas, and then save them as 144 DPI JPEGs before printing.
Example Canvas Poster
- View a large 1.6 MB JPEG noneditable example.
- Download a zipped 4.1 MB Canvas 6-8 editable template.
Example LaTeX Poster
- View a large 2.4 MB PDF noneditable example.
- Download a zipped 4.4 MB LaTeX editable template.
Tips
- Avoid long blocks of text.
- Text should be readable from a distance, including axes labels on plots.
- Don't pack your poster overdensely – leave some blank space.
- Use a serif font (like Times) for body text & a sans-serif font (like Helvetica) for titles.