1. The document provides tips and guidelines for designing effective posters that get noticed at conferences. It discusses important elements like content, layout, color, typeface, and using illustrations to catch the eye. 2. Examples are given of award-winning posters from previous conferences that demonstrate good design principles. References and useful sources for poster design are also included. 3. Free software like Piktochart, Nerdgraph, and Infogram are recommended for creating informative graphics and visually appealing posters. Overall guidelines emphasize interesting content, clear flow, readability, and correct spelling.

1. Posters that get noticed
Laura Connaughton
Maynooth University Library
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2. Why?
Why not?

3. Hands up
who
ENJOYS
public
speaking?

4. Showyour
creative
side

5. Everything starts with an idea...
Project New Service Innovative
Workflow
Look at the
conference
themes for
inspiration
Emerging Roles &
Skill Set
Collaboration

6. The DesignProcess
What do you want to achieve with your poster?

7. Content and Words
Layout and Colour
Typeface
Illustrative Material
Feedback

8. Some
examples

9. What makesa good poster?
Interestingand wellthoughtout content
Flowand clarity
Easy to read typefaceandsize
Correct spellingand easy tofollowlayout
Useofillustrativematerialtocatch theeye

13. “What would I tweet?” by Michelle Dalton
Winner of BestPoster at A&SL 2014

14. Continuing Professional
Development in Librarianship
by Laura Connaughton (MU)
Winner of BestPoster at Academic
and Special Libraries Annual
Conference February 2015

15. Self-Service in UCD Library
byChristine Cullen
Winner of BestPoster at CONUL
Annual Conference June 2015

16. Picture Perfect Presentations
byNiamh O’Sullivan (IBTS)
Winner of BestPoster at Health
Sciences Libraries Group (HLSG)
May 2015

17. Infograph
Maynooth University Library

19. References• Creativity of a three year old (Crayons)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lisa_g_pics/362781834/in/photolist-y4mpd-a8gXQX-dCHgz1-3gsrA-9UnSG2-9nwney-nSZret-oWeyw5-cg4kFQ-pLMvLm-rH6XBM-ae517p-
wDzZbu-9iEDmT-8Q91Wp-7fhEti-3ckrvq-5cxTf4-4Usiu3-4CLPHE-7RDJMe-6NMWtx-heYBjy-8NUpR2-o73Y25-eKC5Jx-fDFs9T-hBoUbq-jvt7Q4-6SpydN-75r98p-smjXzm-
dmbHPM-5innVG-5DhQhx-3beBuY-9FcTWJ-bvoLtu-oLco4W-edvxZZ-7T5jv5-9EB8KG-9SUjEQ-88jyKh-as7RWU-srdGVh-7DcxZE-2fA7Ya-a9FM5g-8PWvj6
Microphone
https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/public-speaking-tips-from-the-ceo-of-deloitte/
• Lightbulb (Fer Gregory)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/freg/4898274127/sizes/l
• The Design Process
http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2007/03/designers_are_t.html
Rubber Ducks
http://www.worthalike.com/nailed-it-pinterest-expectations-versus-reality/
Relationship and it’s impact on Library Service Quality poster
http://libraryassessment.org/archive/2008_posters.shtml
Darch, C & De Jager, K. The Research Libraries Consortium, South Africa 2007 poster
http://www.library.arizona.edu/conferences/ltf/2008/images/ResearchLibrariesConsortium_SouthAfrica_Darch.jpg
Ayre, Lucy and Madjarevic, Natalia (2014) 20 ways to reuse repository content. In: Open Repositories 2014, 9-13 June 2014, Helsinki, Finland.
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/57104/
Dalton, Michelle (2014). What would I tweet?. In: Academic and Special Libraries Conference, 25th/26th February, 2014, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin.
CONUL Conference Posters on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/conulconference
Cullen, Christine (2015) Self-Service in UCD Library. In: CONUL Annual Conference, 3rd/ 4th June, 2015, Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. (Unpublished)
You can do it – coffee
http://paradiseandpinkflamingos.tumblr.com/post/109484980430/you-can-do-it-coffee-goodmorning-youcandoit

20. Useful Sources
• LAI CDG Blog
https://laicdg.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/designing-an-academic-poster/
• Scientific Poster Tutorials
http://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/poster-design-layout.aspx
• Graphic Design Tips
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/
• Designing conference posters
http://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design
• Example of poor poster design
http://colinpurrington.com/2012/example-of-bad-scientific-poster/

21. Guidelines and Tips
Poster Design: Guidelines & Tips by Helen Fallon and Brian Dempsey
http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/4625/1/HF_poster_guidelines.pdf
LAI Career Development Blog – Designing an Academic Poster
https://laicdg.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/designing-an-academic-poster
Designing Conference Posters
http://colinpurrington.com/2012/example-of-bad-scientific-poster/

22. Free Software for Poster Design
• Piktochart – Infographic Creator
http://piktochart.com/
• Nerdgraph Infographics
http://www.nerdgraph.com/
• Visual.ly
http://visual.ly/
• Infogram
https://infogr.am/
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