MAKE SURE YOUR FONT SIZE IS READABLE:
THIS HEADLINE AND BODY TEXT IS TOO SMALL
Use Logos Wisely
Headers should all be in the same font and should not have fancy type treatments.
BACKGROUND IMAGES
Boxes Within Boxes
poster format
• Page size: (width 42”) (height 36”)
• Correct title format (as shown here)
• Correct Logos (at minimum, your Division and the Department of Energy) not altered in any way.
• No dark backgrounds – Including, but not limited to, images, solid fill colors, gradients, etc. Light or washed out background images are fine.
POSTER PRINTING
Computing Sciences Area will print your poster once it is fully approved after being reviewed by your mentor and the summer program chair. Once printed you w ill receive an email from the smartsheet system for you to head over to the CS Directorate B59-3022B to visually review your poster and approve your poster before it is hung for the poster session. Once you have completed your visual inspection and marked your approval the Computing Sciences Area staff will hang it on the 3rd floor of B59 for the poster session. (only one copy will be printed)
STYLE
Tables & Graphs
Try to avoid lots of boxes �within boxes. Also avoid running type in a vertical direction unless there is a need to.
Figures and Diagrams
COLOR CODING
Avoid using light colors on white backgrounds. Also avoid using red and green tones as color coding for diagrams.
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HEADERS
Pictorial backgrounds like these clouds can be distracting AND increase your file size!
Low Contrast, Comic Sans Font2, Off-center Placement2, Too Many Fonts Used Throughout2
1Author Name Not Prominent, 2Logos at Left are Badly Re-sized, Distracting Text Styles
A Very Long, Distracting Title for A Presentation Full of Bad Examples and Descriptions of What NOT to Do for Your Poster
Try to use blues, purples, or hot pinks. If colors appear in the diagram above, avoid using them! Also use color with other elements for better accessibility.
Avoid using dark colors or distracting images in the background of your text. If you float text over a busy image, parts of the text will likely drop out because the text color doesn’t have enough contrast with the image.