He is a science editor for The Scientist’s Creative Services ... Ultimately, like with any communication medium, storytelling is key. For posters, this means applying good design practices to figures ...

To use the guides or gridlines on a PC or Mac: Spacing is very important for posters to be legible and look professional. White space (or negative space) is the design term used for unused space, and ...

Purrington usually found that “the attractiveness of a poster is highly correlated with the quality of the science,” he said. Graphic design and scientific inquiry require different skills, but oddly ...

The College of Science and RIT Information and Technology Services offers ... Please proofread posters before submission. Poster design of solid backgrounds or images as backgrounds is discouraged.