UMass Amherst

The Dean's Book Course Guide to
Effective Poster Design

 

Alex Phillips presents to DBC facultyA poster-board display containing words and images, tables, graphs, maps, etc. can effectively support an oral presentation if it is done right. Four or five key points represented visually can organize, synthesize, and focus your research findings for you as well as your audience.

Posters for DBC presentations don't need to be as large or full as those appearing at public research conferences, but they should still convey professionalism. The Commonwealth College Undergraduate Conference website provides helpful guidelines for designing posters. The following sites are also helpful.

 

Poster for 191 presentation by Andrew Rozynski
Poster Presentation by
Andrew Rozynski,
Honors 191D
(click poster for larger view)

Poster by Amanda Mehdiyoun for Honors 191 presentation
Poster Presentation by
Amanda Mehdiyoun,
Honors 191D
(click poster for larger view)