Presentation Resources
Creating a poster is one thing, but creating an effective presentation is another. The links below can help you get started and talk about general design issues, both practical, and further on, theoretical. For more specific resources on software, check the library catalog for the subject Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer file).
- Scientific Presentation SkillsPresentation by Melissa Hines in the Dept. of Chemistry
VIDEO: Making an academic research poster-the how to
This useful 10 minute tutorial video from Jerry Overmyer from the University of Northern Colorado's Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Institute walks you through the basics of adding text and images to a PowerPoint poster template.
Poster Printing
- Poster Printing at MannOverview of the 3 plotters at Mann and how to use them to print out a poster
Useful links and resources
- Colin Purrington's Designing conference postersGreat (and funny) guide to designing scientific posters. Also has useful poster templates
- NCSU's tutorial on poster designExcellent tutorial on creating and presenting scientific posters
- 60 Second Poster EvaluationLink to poster evaluation criteria from NCSU
- Sample posters from exerciseSome of the sample posters from NCSU used in our exercise
- Cornell Center for Materials Research guide to poster design and printingThis site has great Step by step poster design tutorials and templates in the lefthand navigation bar.
- UNC graduate school's poster and presentation resourcesGood roundup of links to poster making and presentation advice
- Cornell University logo images for downloadScroll down to Logo Assets to find logos
- Creative CommonsCreative Commons is a nonprofit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. You can also find CC searches in Google Images (under the gear icon in Advanced Search) and other sites like Flickr
- Google Images Advanced SearchIn Google Advanced Search you can choose a large image size, a particular image type or color, public domain images from .gov sites, or Creative Commons licensed images under usage rights.