Tips for Poster Presentations

Here are links to various resources on putting together a poster presentation.  Your faculty mentor should be the final word on certain details, but you can put your best foot forward on your first draft by consulting the following tips and exploring these resources.  

Your first stop should be the SDSU Library Poster Printing site.  Here you can get information on how to set up your poster so that it can be printed well. 

You are going to want to represent SDSU well, so use high-quality logos!  Download the official ones at the SDSU Download Logos site. You can also start with one of the SDSU poster templates. Using one of these templates is not required, but they are a good starting point.

Some websites that offer good advice for putting together your first poster are here:

• Specific details on how to create your poster in Microsoft PowerPoint, from University of San Diego
• A staggering collection of links for additional resources, from University of North Carolina

Because posters are somewhat less common in the humanities, here are some links that might help those who are not in science/engineering fields:

• American Historical Association 
• Texas Tech University (scroll down for the header "Presenting Posters")