This document provides guidance on creating effective poster presentations. It outlines the key components of a poster, including a title, names of authors and affiliations, abstract, background, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and discussion. Posters should have a blend of text and visual elements like pictures and graphs. The text should be concise and readable from 3 feet away. Examples of good posters are provided, as well as tips to avoid unprofessional fonts, small text, bright colors, and other missteps. Overall, the document emphasizes including the essential details of a research project in a visually appealing poster format.

1. Poster Making
Dr. Anagha Soman
Associate Professor
MMCOE, Pune

2. Poster presentation:
The poster presentation consists of
• a visual display of research findings combined with an interactive question
• Blend of text, pictures, graphs
• Content
• Organization
• Visual appeal

3. The poster must include
• Title
• Names of author(s) and affiliated organization(s)
• Abstract (brief summary of objectives, methods, results, and
conclusions)
• Background Information
• Project Objectives
• Materials and Methods
• Results (tables, graphs, charts)
• Conclusions
• Discussion of possible future directions or why project is complete

4. Points to be included in poster
• Research and development
• Facility design
• Engineering
• Human resources
• Process development
• Sales; computers
• Regulatory compliance
• Manufacturing
• Environment
• Technology.

5. Non technical aspects of poster presentation:
• Size (Stick to the prescribed one)
• Orientation ( Vertical/ Horizontal) and logical order ( left to right & top
to bottom)
• All illustrations and text must be readable from a distance of 3
feet
• Cut down text ( Too much info to be avoided)
• Use bullet points & not paragraphs
• Justify the text
• A picture is worth a thousand words
• Academic institution logo
• If industry sponsored, a written acknowledgement of funding

6. Structure:
• Title
• Names of author(s) and affiliated organization(s)
• Abstract (brief summary of objectives, methods, results, and conclusions)
• Background Information
• Project Objectives
• Materials and Methods
• Results (tables, graphs, charts)
• Conclusions
• Discussion of possible future directions

7. Few Examples:
Good ones:

12. Things to avoid
Don’t’s

13. Precautions:
• Avoid unprofessional font style, better use Times New Roman
• Don’t use font size smaller than 24
• Avoid too Bright colors
• Short titles should be used