LibGuides: Poster Design & Images: Working With Images

Images: Finding Them, Working With Them

Finding Medical Images & Films (UNC HSL)
HSL librarians compiled this guide to help you find images relevant to your program or specialty. Disciplines included are public health, dentistry, history of medicine, and eight different medical specialties.
Finding and Using Media Objects (UNC HSL)
This site, created by HSL Education Media Specialist Bob Ladd, is intended to help faculty, students and others find sources of free or inexpensive digital media content, such as medical images, audio, and video, and discusses issues related to the use and reuse of digital media content.
Image Is Everything: Finding and Using Medical Images on the Web (Mayo Clinic)
This blog post from the Mayo Clinic discusses where you can find medical images on the web and whether you need to ask permission to use them.
Flickr: Creative Commons
This subsection of Flickr is a directory of photos offered by Flickr users under a Creative Commons license. The right sidebar on the page explains the types of licenses and what you should do if you would like to use a photographer's picture.
Image Resolution and Print Size Tutorial (UNC HSL)
One question we are frequently asked is how to ensure that images won't end up pixellated when printed. In this concise video tutorial, Bob Ladd will show you how to tell if an image is suitable for poster printing.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Data Services (UNC)
Interested in making a customized map? Davis Library GIS Services has a guide to "Online Mapping Tools" on their website. Additionally, GIS librarians offer consults by appointment.

NOTE: All UNC Chapel Hill logos have been redesigned as of February, 2018. Please contact your School or Unit for instructions on how to access logos that are not listed below.

You will need the hi-resolution print version for posters.

Use of the University Logo (UNC)
Please consult with your school regarding use of their logo. For questions about using the university logo, please contact UNC Design Services. For additional information and a link to download a logo package, refer to this page.
School of Medicine Logos
Please consult with your school regarding use of their logo. School of Medicine logos in blue, black, or white for your next poster presentation, report, or publication. Formats are available in .png and .eps.
Eshelman School of Pharmacy Logo and Template
Please consult with your school regarding use of their logo. Includes links to School of Pharmacy logos and templates.
School of Public Health School Logos
Please consult with your school regarding use of their logo. Click on one of the images to download the largest available JPEG or PNG. (Save the logo to your hard drive, then insert it into your document. The transparent logos may not work if you simply copy and paste them.)
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

Health Sciences Library High Resolution Logo for Posters
Contact Linda Johnsen for additional logo formats and for information on using the HSL logo.

Software Support

There are many different programs that can be used for image editing. Here are a few that the MDS team recommends:

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for imaging professionals, but it is challenging to use and expensive.
Adobe Photoshop Elements is an excellent, user friendly program that has much of the power of Photoshop.
iPhoto is an easy-to-use image editing program for the Macintosh. It comes free with every new Macintosh computer.
Picasa is free photo editing software from Google.

Adobe products can be purchased through UNC Student Stores. If you're a first time Photoshop user, try out our Introduction to Photoshop online tutorial in order to learn the basics.

Introduction to Photoshop (UNC HSL)
This tutorial covers how to perform basic image editing using Photoshop.
Photoshop Support Center (Adobe)
For looking to go beyond the basics, Adobe offers a comprehensive help guide online. Includes answers to frequently asked troubleshooting issues and video tutorials.
Photoshop Tutorial (Berkeley)
AdobeTV: Photoshop
A collection of video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop.
iPhoto
iPhoto is an easy-to-use image editing program for the Macs. It comes free with every new Mac computer.