class: center, middle # Making a Research Poster ENG 393 --- # Overall Goals - Target audience, context, and purpose - Convey most relevant information - Be concise and clear - Lead with visuals --- # Format - **Dimensions** - 48" x 42", 48" x 36", or 42" x 36" - **Layout** - columns (3 or rarely 4) - **Title** - 72 pt. font or larger - **Body** - 24 pt. font or larger - bulleted lists instead of block paragraphs where possible - **Citations** - footnotes connected to Reference section entries - **Figures** - 4" x 6" or larger - captions and citations - 2D graphs only --- # Components - Title, authors, affiliations - Introduction - Research question - Methods (and materials) - Results - Conclusion - References - only for what's cited in the document - number in citation order - Acknowledgments _Some conferences also request that you include your paper abstract_