Creating Effective Posters class presentation slides
Poster Template for 36" x 56" (printable .PDF)
Sample Poster Template for 36" x 56" posters (.PPT usable for drafting a poster)
WIDESCREEN Poster Template (31.5" x 56") to refer to in creating e-posters (.PDF version)
WIDESCREEN Poster Template (31.5" x 56") for e-poster (.PPT usable for drafting a poster)
Finding Free/Open Use Images with Google filtered for free/open use under
Sample Poster Template for 36" x 56" electronic posters (.ppt to use for making a poster)
Creative Commons or GNU license or in public domain
Flickr: Creative Commons: Photos offered by Flickr users for free/open use under a Creative Commons license
Exporting PowerPoint 2016 files in .pdf format for printing
Windows/PC: File > Export > Create PDF/XPS > optimize for Standard (publishing online or printing) > Publish
A Selection of Key HSL Media Design Resources
From HSL home page > scroll down to bottom of subject resources, click on more subjects > scroll down, click on media design under “subjects and librarians” on left. You will see several guides, including these:
Additional resources:
Some Resources and Examples from PA Conferences:
AAPA/American Academy of Physician Assistants poster resources (updated 2/2016):
Samples: 2020 ePosters online gallery
Sample: AAPA 2016 Poster Session Guidelines - 2016 AAPA Conference (.pdf): learn about the process and the JAAPA Student Poster Award, see FAQ's, and more (deadline to submit has passed for 2016 Conference)
2015 AAPA Poster Abstracts are published in October, November, December 2015 (Voume 28: 10-12) of JAAPA.
AFPPA/Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants
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School of Medicine Logos / Branding web page
Blue, black, or white logos in various file formats. Use the approved image in your posters presentations, reports, or publications.
To use this JPEG image in your poster, open and right click on the image, select "Save image as". In PowerPoint, select Insert then Picture.