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Poster Resources for Fogarty Global Health Fellows in the UJMT Consortium

UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship

Bob Ladd

Robert Ladd

Subjects:Media Design

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Subjects:Citing & Writing, Evidence Based Practice, Global Health, Public Health, Systematic Reviews

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Barbara Rochen Renner, PhD

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Creating an Effective Poster 4/13/16 Webinar Slides

Creating an Effective Poster (Feb. 2018 Update)
Creating an Effective Poster
2/15/2017 Webinar Slides

36" x 56" Sample PowerPoint Poster Template
You can use this .ppt template to see sample font sizes, learn simple PowerPoint techniques, and get started on a poster.

Fogarty Fellowship Poster Webinar Take Home Messages
Our top ten take home messages from the April 13, 2016, poster presentation webinar.

Fogarty Logos; NIH Acknowledgement & Disclaimer

Communicating & Acknowledging Federal Funding (NIH)
This page has the statements to use (funding acknowledgement and disclaimer) and shows how to list the grant number or program.
Logos for Fogarty Global Health Fellows in the UJMT (UNC-CH, Johns Hopkins, Morehouse, Tulane) consortium.
Logo of the United States John E. Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Use high resolution for print posters. Updated February, 2018

UNC Health Sciences Library Media Design Guides

UNC HSL Media Design Guides (links to full set)
Designing Effective Posters Online Tutorial
Learn how to design and publish effective posters. This guide includes sections on design elements, the poster design process, and using software to create posters.
Poster Evaluation Checksheet (online link)
Poster Evaluation Checksheet Handout (.pdf download)
Poster Design Resources
Finding Medical & Health Films/Images
Includes information on copyright issues and finding open images.

UNC School of Medicine Logos
This zipped file contains all of the UNC School of Medicine logos (updated as of February 2018).

Example CUGH Annual Conference Poster Information

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
Example Call for Posters: 9th Annual CUGH Conference (March 2018)
• Includes call for posters, abstracts, student poster competition
• Deadline to submit was October 3rd, 2017, with notification of acceptance in November 2017
Poster Abstracts from 8th Annual CUGH Conference (2017)
Jan - Feb 2017 Annals of Global Health (volume 83, issue 1, pp 1 - 226)

Sample Global Health Posters in F1000Research Online Archive

F1000Research is an open science publishing platform for life scientists that offers immediate publication and transparent peer review.

Public Health Posters
Global Health Posters
For F1000Research Posters on Additional Subjects
• Click on "Filters" for subject search options
• Type your search terms in the "Search" field, and click "Apply Filters"

More PowerPoint Tips & Tricks

See, also, "Creating an Effective Poster" Webinar Slides from 4/13/2016.

Designing Effective Posters Tutorial: PowerPoint
Using Software section of poster tutorial.
Covers PowerPoint 2010, 2013, 2016 for Windows/PC and PowerPoint 2011 and 2016 for Mac.
Quick Tips for Creating Posters in PowerPoint 2013/2016 (link)
See topics, below.
Quick Tips for Creating Posters in PowerPoint 2013/2016 (document download)
Quick summary from frequently asked questions in workshops:
• Setting Poster Size (if you’re printing the poster for display)
• Aligning Objects
• Distributing Objects Evenly
• Grouping Objects
• Send to Front/Send to Back
• Keep SmartArt Shapes in Proportion when Resizing (fixed aspect ratio)
• Check Images for Pixelation
How to paste an image into PowerPoint while keeping the original transparency
Photo/Text Wrapping in PowerPoint
Wrapping text around objects like tables, pictures, shapes, charts, and SmartArt graphics is not supported in PowerPoint. This page has work-around methods

Exporting PowerPoint 2016 files in .pdf format

Many commercial printers will ask for your poster in .pdf format. Here’s how to convert from PowerPoint and check the file after conversion:

Tips for proofing your PDF file after conversion (from PhDPosters.com)
Windows/PC: File > Export > Create PDF/XPS > optimize for Standard (publishing online or printing) > Publish
Mac: Export a PowerPoint2016 for Mac Presentation to PDF

Additional Poster Tools

Snipping Tool to Capture Screen Shots (Windows 7, 8, 10)
Free tool on Windows 7, 8, 10 computers. Do attend to copyright issues and cite your source--see Finding Medical & Health Films/Images Guide for more information.
Screen Print/Snipping Tool for MAC's
From McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, CA) Library. Links to more information on screen captures for MAC users.
QR Code Generator
Create a QR code for your poster that links online to your poster, slides, website, or more. Users scan QR codes using a smart phone/mobile device with a camera or QR reader and QR Code reader software.

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The decoding software interprets the QR code. QR software can be downloaded from the Web. Users are provided with a relevant URL, chunk of text, transferred to a phone number or sent an SMS.

Created in the 1990's, Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes that allow their contents to be decoded at high speed.
Adobe InDesign (in Adobe Creative Cloud) for UNC affiliates
Requires UNC ONYEN/pw login. Available at reduced cost.
Jing
Free computer service that lets you capture basic video, animation, and still images, and share them on the web
Piktochart
Free, easy to use infographic maker.
Guidelines for Creating Accessible Printed Posters (Gilson & Kitchin, 2007) .pdf download
From Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).
Accessible Poster Presentations: APHA
From the American Public Health Association
Avoiding Use of Jargon
Visual Communication Resource Guide
By Angela Zoss, Data Visualization Coordinator at Duke University.
Especially see Posters tab and Chart Dos and Don'ts under Figures tab pull-down.
Working with Images
From UNC Health Sciences Library Poster Design Resources guide.
Image Resolution and Print Size
Instructions, screencast, examples from UNC Health Science Library Media Design Specialist Bob Ladd's Instructional Media blog.

Color Selection Issues & Information:

See how images look to those with colorblindness
Select colors for those with colorblindness

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