UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship (FGHF) Poster Resources

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

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

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 

Infographics are a powerful way to tell a story using data.  However, they take some skill to produce. There are a number of popular tools you can use to produce them, including PowerPoint and online tools such as Canva or Piktochart. Here are some resources to get you started (with thanks to Angela Zoss, a data visualization expert at Duke, and her Visualization Design Resources).  

Color Selection Issues & Information: 

See how images look to those with colorblindness and select colors for those with colorblindness.  

• Color in Visualizations, A Rainbow of References, Jim Davenport
• Color Schemes for the Blind:Effective Research Translation & Science Communication, Duke
• Testing How a Slide Looks to Someone with Color Deficiency, Think Outside the Box
• Colorbrewer
• iWantHue
• Colorpicker for Data
• Colorblind Webpage Filter to view how a web-based resource looks with different types of various colorblindness
• Colblindor Tools
• Color Oracle