Designing posters in power point slides 6pp
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This document outlines a training course on designing posters in PowerPoint. The course will cover topics like design dilemmas, consistency, formatting, and use of images. It will involve a practical session where participants can work on their own posters with feedback. The document discusses producing the poster, including printing options, transporting it to conferences, and following corporate identity guidelines. Important concerns for printing like file format and resolution are also covered. The course aims to help researchers effectively communicate their work through posters.
Designing posters in power point slides 6pp
- 1. 1 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1Graduate School Training Courses Designing Posters in Power Point Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 2 Practical session • You can work with your own materials or use the resource files referred to in the workbook • The workbook contains a series of exercises – pick and choose which ones to do • I can offer feedback on your design Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 3 Resource files If you want to use the resource files, please copy them from the USB thumb drive (and return the drive). Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 4 Topics will include: • Design dilemmas/correct use of colour • Consistency • Headings/subheadings/banners • Columns/margins • Logos and graphics • Type size/weight/size • Alignment • Content (too much, too little?) • Word spacing/paragraph spacing, tabs and indents • Borders, boxes, shadows and special type effects • Use of clipart and digital images (with basic scanning advice) • Tables, charts and graphs Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 5 Researchers may also wish to attend the Graduate School Using posters to communicate research training course Supplement training course Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 6 The session • Introduction • Self paced practical work through the workbook or on your poster, supported by trainer and demonstrators • Coffee break (~3pm) • Self paced practical work through the workbook or on your poster, supported by trainer and demonstrators • Completion – When you have completed the workbook and / or received feedback on your own poster. – Please ensure that you have signed the course register. – Please fill out an evaluation feedback sheet and put it in the envelope provided. (Last student to leave should seal the envelope)
- 2. 2 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 7 Software tools • For this course we are using PowerPoint – Readily available in Computer Rooms and on University Office PCs – Can generate output files that are acceptable to printers – Scalable • Desktop publishing packages give you more control, e.g. MS Publisher, Corel Draw – Check with printer that they can deal with the files produced Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 8 Communication • Communication is vital for the successful production of an effective poster • To get a poster that communicates your research you need to communicate with – supervisor(s) – print bureau or design consultants Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 9 Producing the Poster • How are you going to produce the poster? – Do everything yourself, including printing – Do design and type setting yourself and use a bureau to print it for you (most frequent pattern) – Use a design consultancy to help you. – Hand all the material to the design consultant and let them do it all for you Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 10 Displaying the Poster • How are you going to transport and display the poster? – One large poster (recommended) – Several separate sheets that you assemble at the conference – Other ideas? • electronic Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 11 Printers and printing Who will print your poster? Option 1: You, if you have a suitable sized printer. Option 2: Another group in your School or the University who happen to have a suitable printer. Option 3: Print Shop, Portland Building Option 4: University approved printers, you can find these on the University Procurement web site: www.nottingham.ac.uk/procurement Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 12 Corporate identity Does your poster need to follow the University's corporate image guidelines? Yes, if you are representing the University at a conference: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/corporatemarketing/servi ces/corporateidentityguidelines/index.aspx Think also about your sponsors/research councils – they need their logo on there too!
- 3. 3 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 13 Some important concerns • When you produce something for printing, be concerned about: – File formats – Pictures’ resolution (dpi) – Fonts – Colours – Margins – Copyrights Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 14 Constraints • What are the instructions to authors? • What is your budget? • When is the conference (time scale)? Time Quality Cost Time CostQuality Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 15 Colour theory • 2 main reasons why scholars investigate colour: – the communication of colours (names etc) – the application of colour (e.g. warm/cold) • the colour wheel; complementary and analagous colours Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 16 KISS Design advice Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 17 Completion of the course • Please ensure that you have signed the course register • You have finished when you have gone through the workbook and / or received feedback on your own poster • Please fill out an evaluation feedback sheet and put it in the envelope provided (last student to leave should seal the envelope) Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Graduate School Training Courses 18 • University of Nottingham Postgraduate Research Showcase: 7th May 2010 • Win one of eight awards – top prize of £200 • Vitae Midlands regional poster competition: 5th July 2010 – 1st = £500 – 2nd = £250 – 3rd = £150 – Peer Review = £150 – Best poster summary for none specialist audience = £100 – 4 x runner up prizes of £50 Dates for your diary