Poster printing at Mann Library

Objectives Explain requirements and best practices for poster printing at Stone Describe equipment available for poster printing at Stone computer lab Demonstrate the printing process at Stone

Explain requirements and best practices for poster printing at Stone

Describe equipment available for poster printing at Stone computer lab

Demonstrate the printing process at Stone

Overview

Before Printing Have your poster ready Online tutorials to help you with creating a scientific poster: NC State’s "Creating Effective Poster Presentations” http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/ Swarthmore's "Advice on Designing Scientific Posters“ http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm Cornell Center for Materials Research guide http://cf.ccmr.cornell.edu/docs/instructions/printing/posters.html

Have your poster ready

Online tutorials to help you with creating a scientific poster:

NC State’s "Creating Effective Poster Presentations” http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/

Swarthmore's "Advice on Designing Scientific Posters“ http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

Cornell Center for Materials Research guide http://cf.ccmr.cornell.edu/docs/instructions/printing/posters.html

Good or bad points? http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/examples/

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/examples/

Before Printing Guidelines from the program Horizontal/landscape (common) or vertical/portrait (to better match boards this year) Usually 3'x4‘ Photos and graphics are encouraged Remember you are presenting to a diverse audience, not just specialists in your own field Consult with your co-researchers and mentor on type of poster (scientific or presentational?) Acknowledge contributors (either in full authors list or acknowledgements); funders (RCPRS program)

Guidelines from the program

Horizontal/landscape (common) or vertical/portrait (to better match boards this year)

Usually 3'x4‘

Photos and graphics are encouraged

Remember you are presenting to a diverse audience, not just specialists in your own field

Consult with your co-researchers and mentor on type of poster (scientific or presentational?)

Acknowledge contributors (either in full authors list or acknowledgements); funders (RCPRS program)

Best Practices Set poster dimensions before you start working (Powerpoint) Images image resolution

Set poster dimensions before you start working (Powerpoint)

Images

image resolution

http://www.google.com

http://www.cornell.edu/identity/print/downloads.cfm

Best Practices Images aspect ratio (ratio of width to height)

Images

aspect ratio (ratio of width to height)

http://www.cornell.edu/identity/print/downloads.cfm

Need images? CUL’s Finding Images at Cornell guide http://guides.library.cornell.edu/findimages Copyright issues Creative Commons and Flickr search: Flickr Advanced search; check CC Government images (all public domain) Google Images site:.gov Find images on library website

CUL’s Finding Images at Cornell guide

http://guides.library.cornell.edu/findimages

Copyright issues

Creative Commons and Flickr search:

Flickr Advanced search; check CC

Government images (all public domain)

Google Images site:.gov

Find images on library website

Best Practices Background colors Avoid solid backgrounds Make sure there’s good contrast between background and text Avoid neon colors Avoid overlap in text boxes and images Preview poster at 100%

Background colors

Avoid solid backgrounds

Make sure there’s good contrast between background and text

Avoid neon colors

Avoid overlap in text boxes and images

Preview poster at 100%

Best Practices Font sizes (54pt) Font sizes (36pt) Font sizes (32pt) Font sizes (24pt) Font sizes (14pt) Fonts Fonts Fonts Fonts Fonts

Font sizes (54pt)

Font sizes (36pt)

Font sizes (32pt)

Font sizes (24pt)

Font sizes (14pt)

Fonts

Fonts

Fonts

Fonts

Fonts

Programs Powerpoint Not designed for posters but easy to use, known Already created presentations can be quickly adapted Used with all plotters Different graphics programs can be used, depending on skill level InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. Acrobat for making PDFs or others for jpgs

Powerpoint

Not designed for posters but easy to use, known

Already created presentations can be quickly adapted

Used with all plotters

Different graphics programs can be used, depending on skill level

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

Acrobat for making PDFs or others for jpgs

PowerPoint Templates on web (Google poster template) Set poster size FIRST! Insert images Insert or copy charts

Templates on web (Google poster template)

Set poster size FIRST!

Insert images

Insert or copy charts

Best Practices You can use either PCs or Macs but more consistently positive results from PCs Mac users--we can try to print it, but there are various compatibility issues Make jpg or PDF just in case!

You can use either PCs or Macs but more consistently positive results from PCs

Mac users--we can try to print it, but there are various compatibility issues

Make jpg or PDF just in case!

Stone Equipment

The plotters 3 Canon Color Plotters Set up to either print on glossy paper or regular (coated) paper. $14.00/linear foot, glossy paper $10.00/linear foot, glossy paper $5.00/linear foot, plain paper Maximum width - 42” on $5 & 10 plotters; 60” on $14 plotter

3 Canon Color Plotters

Set up to either print on glossy paper or regular (coated) paper.

$14.00/linear foot, glossy paper

$10.00/linear foot, glossy paper

$5.00/linear foot, plain paper

Maximum width - 42” on $5 & 10 plotters; 60” on $14 plotter

Best Practices: Time management Pay attention to due dates Allow time for: Printing Drying Paying Busy queues Closing policies Not possible to send things ahead or leave poster

Time management

Pay attention to due dates

Allow time for:

Printing

Drying

Paying

Busy queues

Closing policies

Not possible to send things ahead or leave poster

Printing a poster – demonstration See brochure at http://mannlib.cornell.edu/computing/printingandscanning/printing/plotter.cfm for details

After Printing Spooling (cancelling) Drying Getting Poster

Spooling (cancelling)

Drying

Getting Poster

“ Paying” for print jobs Computing Center operator will give you an invoice Take to circulation/access services desk Identify yourself as Rawlings Presidential Scholars Circulation will take your invoice, cross your name off list, put invoice in program envelope, and give you a slip Take slip back to the computer operators desk where you can then pick up your poster

Computing Center operator will give you an invoice

Take to circulation/access services desk

Identify yourself as Rawlings Presidential Scholars

Circulation will take your invoice, cross your name off list, put invoice in program envelope, and give you a slip

Take slip back to the computer operators desk where you can then pick up your poster

Questions? Ask computing center student operators for assistance. They are there to help with printing! Send feedback to Camille Andrews (ca92@cornell.edu)

Ask computing center student operators for assistance. They are there to help with printing!

Send feedback to Camille Andrews (ca92@cornell.edu)