In pairs, practice the dialogue.

A What color _____ the text be?

B You should use black or dark font.Stay away from coloured text as it is difficult to read.

A What should I do, if I am______________________________________?

B If you are getting into more than 4-5 lines of solid text, stop and think about how you could summarize this better with a diagram or image.

A ____________________________or complex?

B Your graphs should be simple,with axis titles that are legible from a reasonable distance (i.e. 2-3 feet). Remove any background or gridlines as they obscure the data.

In pairs, practice the dialogue.

Exercise 7.4. Read the text about use of color in a scientific poster.

Say if the following sentences are true or false.

1Aim for two or three colors at the most.

2 Avoid white or light colored text and dark backgrounds.

3 Choose light text on a dark background.

4If you use a pattern or a photograph as your background image, make sure that your readers can still read your text.

5Ensure that your background does visually compete for the reader’s attention with the other design elements (text and visuals) on your poster.

6Your readers should really notice the background.

7 Use ‘warm’ colorsto accent the other features of your design.

8Use ‘cool’ colors as your dominant or main color.

 

Exercise 7.5. Look at the examples of conference posters A and B, and decide how well they have been organized. Then, in pairs, discuss positive and negative points of these two posters.

Which poster do you think is more successful? Why?

Example of a conference poster A

This poster was created and first presented during a graduate biomathematics course at North Carolina State University. It was thereafter presented at several other venues focused on biological conservation.

https://projects.ncsu.edu/project/posters/examples/GeneFlowInLions/

Example of a conference poster B

http://phdposters.com/gallery.php