Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: RAMP 2025: Poster Design and Examples

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Poster Design

Designing Conference Posters
A guide created by Colin Purrington, Ph.D. on how to design a scientific poster. This includes what to include in a poster and the dos and don'ts of poster designing.
Guide to Effective Poster Design
A guide created by the Argonne National Laboratory on what makes an effective poster with design tips
How to Create a Research Poster
A guide for creating a research poster by New York University. This includes tips on what makes a good poster and design tips.
LinkedIn Learning Poster Design
The instructor Nigel French demonstrates how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create eye-catching posters.

Poster Examples

Best Examples of Scientific Posters
Examples of scientific posters with a list of strengths and ways to improve.
Examples of Practice Posters
Examples of scientific posters of students from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Poster Presentation Examples
Poster examples of undergraduates from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Poster Samples
Examples of scientific posters of students from the University of Texas at Austin. Each example includes a list of strengths and a list on what to improve.

Free Poster Templates

Make Signs: Free Scientific Poster Templates
Need a template to help inspire your poster design? Download one of the (free) Make Signs poster templates (the file will download as a PowerPoint file-type).
Free Research Poster PowerPoint Templates
Fully customizable PowerPoint research poster templates (the file will download as a PowerPoint file-type).

Printing

Print, Copy, Scan

When you are on campus use Follow Me Printing to print, copy, and scan. Each student gets a printing allowance. You can check your remaining print balance at any time. Check out our step-by-step guide to Wentworth printing here: https://library.wit.edu/technology/print