Communicating Research: Poster Design

A research poster is a form of visual communication. It comprises of text and other visual elements which are then organised and placed onto a layout to produce a highly readable “illustrated abstract”.

This guide will provide you with the information that you need to create an effective research poster.

A poster contains text and other visuals elements such as graphics, space, colour and background.

Textual elements

• Title
• Introduction
• Materials & Methods
• Results / Findings
• Conclusion / Discussion
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Authors’ names, contacts & affiliations

Other visual elements

• Background
• Colour
• Diagrams
• Graphics
• Icons
• Images
• Space