You’ve written your thesis but now your department asks you to take all of that information and put it on a poster. Unsure where to start? The resources below will help to get you started on tips for creating the best poster possible to convey your research and topic.

Reminders

• Don’t be wordy. Keep your word count to 800 words or less. Remember your poster is the abstract.
• White Space is important to allow information to seem less cluttered
• Use non-serif fonts for headings/titles and serif fonts for body text
• Use bullets and limit the use of paragraphs
• Use images and graphs to support your argument
• Color is important but don’t use too many colors or ones that create problematic contrast (ie. green and red)

For more tips see the resources below.

On Campus Assistance

Digital Media Bar

Drop in help is available in Andrews Library, 1-10 PM, Su-TH and 1-5 PM, Fr

Technology Services and HelpDesk

• Call at 330-287-4357 (HELP) or email at helpdesk@wooster.edu,
• Help is available on the 4th floor of Morgan Hall, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, M-Fr

Educational Technology Staff:

Location and Hours: 4th Floor, Morgan Hall available from 8 AM – 5 PM, M-Fr

Jon Breitenbucher, Director: jbreitenbucher@wooster.edu 

Emily Armour, Educational Technologist: earmour@wooster.edu

Maira Senoo, Educational Technology Associate: msenoo@wooster.edu

Megan Smeznik, Educational Technology Associate: msmeznik@wooster.edu

Resources

• AHA Poster Presenters Workshop
• Canva Tips for Designing a Poster
• Consider the Poster by historian, Fred Gibbs
• Designing Conference Poster by Colin Purrington
• Effective Poster Presentations by the AHA
• Example Posters from Public Health at Harvard University
• Presenting Conference Papers and Posters in the Humanities by David Forrest
• Printing your Poster at the College
• Templates and Logos
• Training Videos via Hoonuit