The document provides tips and guidelines for designing effective posters and print materials. It discusses font style and personality, graphics resolution and file size, effective use of color, layout and design principles, and logo usage. It also provides links to resources at MUSC for templates, standards, and design assistance and highlights do's and don'ts for poster design like using a limited number of font styles, avoiding complex color schemes or overuse of effects, and proofreading content before printing.

1. Thomas Hamm Sherman Paggi

2. 1. Fonts 2. Graphics 3. Color 4. Layout 5. Special Effects 6. Logo Usage

16. Bold button

17. http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/81/PersonalityofFonts.asp

18. 1. Resolution 2. Raster/Vector 3. Image/File size 4. Scaling 5. Screen v. Print

19. Resolution

20. Raster v. Vector

21. Vector points

22. Pixels

23. Scaling

24. Scaling

26. RGB {Red Green Blue}

27. CMYK {Cyan Magenta Yellow Black}

28. Color Wheel

29. Complimentary colors

30. Eye vibration

31. Yellow over White

32. http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/

38. Artifacts

39. Artifacts

40. Artifacts

41. Artifacts

42. Artifacts

43. JPEG v. GIF

44. JPEG v. GIF

53. MUSC Standards Guide http://mcintranet.musc.edu/graphicstandards/index.htm Art Services Powerpoint Templates http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/art_services/templates.htm

54. Art Services has taken care of a lot of the setup for you already http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/art_services Art Services can make make minor changes, but they do charge for their services. The Library has software, facilities and will provide guidance, but is focused on enabling you to create you own poster.