The purpose of a poster is to convey information. The most important goal in poster design is to present information in a way that it is accessible and understandable. Every element on the poster—whether text or graphic, should be chosen and arranged to further that goal.
Guidelines:
- Know your audience. In this case the audience have studied the same content as you are about to present to them so write to your audience (fellow students). Use easy and to-the-point language while covering all the sub-topics assigned to you.
- There are two elements of content in a poster: text and graphics. Text includes titles, subheadings, captions, labels and “body text”—the narrative. Graphics may include screen shots of the Coggle responses, Padlet sessions, any diagrams to summarize complex concepts etc.
- It is important that you outline your content. Think through the types of text: title, subheadings, captions, etc. An effective poster includes the unit name, sub sections covered during the unit and explanation of concepts. Think hierarchically and reflect that hierarchy of concepts in your design. The most obvious way to do this is by varying size and sections. Where possible, express points as bullets rather than paragraphed text.
- Don’t use very bright colors, the text should be readable when displayed for audience.
