Before starting your poster, be sure to get all the necessary instructions and requirements for your final product. Check with your instructor if it's for a class. Organizations hosting poster sessions will normally have the information on their website.
Some things you will need to know:
All conferences will post directions for poster sessions. Check out the requirements from the 17th National DNP Conference Planning Committee to get an idea of what these directions may look like.
Academic conference posters are often ugly, with tiny text, confusing layouts, and dubious colour schemes. Better Posters is about making posters informative and beautiful. This blog usually updates on Thursdays.
Steps by José Manuel de Laá from NounProject.com
Too many references to list on your poster? Consider using a QR code on the poster to lead your audience to a list of References online, or your full research paper. You may also have a handout with references and a summary of the poster.
Free QR Code Generator: https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/
Why archive your poster?
Scholarly and research posters are typically one-time use items; once the conference or presentation is over, the poster is hung on a wall somewhere or recycled. However, these "grey" publications often have value as citable items later in the lifecycle of research. Archiving your poster allows you to:
Point to a permanent location for your poster
Cite the actual poster with data and conclusions, not just an abstract
Archive research that may have value but not result in a published article
Provide a record or timeline for research progress
Include official links on reports, CVs, etc.
Extend the reach of innovations and ideas to a greater, public, audience
Market the secondary research output of a lab, division, department, or school.
Archiving Locations
The FUL IR safeguards and provides access to the scholarly work and research files produced or collected by faculty, students, and staff at Felician University. This includes scholarly posters. Send an email to the Library, with any questions.
The Faculty of 1000 post-peer review project has a dedicated area for posters that have been presented at major conferences and/or reviewed by experts for inclusion in the database. The project encourages scientists to comment on and review others' work in an effort to continue the scholarly conversation after publication.