UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship (FGHF) Poster Resources: Poster Resources for Fogarty Global Health Fellows in the UJMT Consortium

In addition to looking at abstracts and presentations from prior conferences, another good way to develop your skills is to look at many examples from your discipline.  F1000Research is an open science publishing platform for life scientists that offers immediate publication and transparent peer review. It has many examples of public and global health posters. 

• APHA (American Public Health Association)
• CUGH (Consortium of Universities in Global Health)
• International Conference on Family Planning
• ASTMH (American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene)
• IAS (International AIDS Society)
• Discipline specific (e.g., Epidemiology, Biostatistics)

Consult with your mentors for additional suggestions.

Thanks to Naya Villarreal, MPH (Gillings Global Health Associate Director or Research, Innovation and Global Solutions, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health) for these.

• Request a remote appointment with the Media & Design Center:  mediadesigncenter@unc.edu

Be sure to note in your email that you are with UNC's UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Program and that you need assistance with poster design. 

Tips for using images and graphics:

• Make graphics relevant but appropriate to audience!
• It is ok to be fun & creative when using graphics to communicate your message
• Infographics or visualizations may best communicate results/findings

Resources:

Color Selection Issues & Information: 

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

• Choosing Colors for Graphs that are Accessible to Most Viewers, Naomi Robbins (Forbes)
• Vischeck:simulates colorblind vision
• Testing How a Slide Looks to Someone with Color Deficiency, Think Outside the Box
• WebAIM's Color Contrast Checker
• Colorbrewer (color advice for cartography)
• iWantHue (colors for data scientists)
• Colorpicker for Data
• Colorblind Webpage Filter to view how a web-based resource looks with different types of various colorblindness
• Colblindor Tools
• Color Oracle

See, also, "Creating an Effective Poster" Webinar Slides from January, 2020, above.

Exporting PowerPoint 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: 
  • Office 365: File > Save as Adobe PDF > Save
  • Older versions:  File > Export > Create PDF/XPS > optimize for Standard (publishing online or printing) > Publish
• Save PowerPoint presentations as PDF files (from Microsoft) for Windows, macOS, Web (2013 versions forward)

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