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Poster production
At scientific conferences, researchers are often asked to describe their projects in a poster session. Posters offer an excellent opportunity to tell your story visually. The best ones give a clear, at-a-glance summary of major findings. The worst offer too much information in a cluttered mass that offers few visual clues to a confused viewer. A good poster should use strong visual elements to draw viewers from across a crowded aisle in an exhibition hall.
Fortunately, we have an excellent poster-production facility at the UW Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities. However, Kinko's or other print shops can output a poster from a file. You can even upload your poster before you go to the conference and have the local print shop deliver it to your hotel.
Download my slide presentation on poster making (PDF).
Sources of free photos Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image Library (PHIL) Historical photos from Farm Security Administration (neat black & white WPA-era shots - good people pictures) USDA (good photos of kids - school lunch program) FreePhoto.com (industrial photos - free and British) National Archives and Records Administration
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Edited Oct. 27, 2005, by Katherine J. Hall