What makes a great research poster? [Good and Bad Examples]

In this video I share with you what makes a great research poster with good and bad examples for you to find inspiration and avoid.

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▼ ▽ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – a poster session
1:11 – things that make a poster great
5:18 – examples of good and bad posters
7:45 – the better research poster

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▼ ▽ TOOLS

[ayodejimatuluko]

Perfect timing. I'm working on a research poster for a conference and I want to make sure it is nothing like the ones I have designed in the past. Thanks for the tips!

[MsMamorkuchen]

OMG. I just started to build a poster and I thought "Let's check YT and see what other people are doing". And your video was the second one I saw, I saw Mike Morrison (?) video and you both totally changed the view on how to do a scientific poster! I saw some posters in the insitute I am working and they're all overloading on info! And just the fact that you walk by kinda quickly and don't have the mind to take full account of all poster is good to know! It is actually super helpful to think the creation of a poster the other way around. It's genuis! I love it! It's about the reader and not about me, it's not about me showing off my awesome work but to get strangers a quick overview of the topic ... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INSIGHT

[Azel]

Wow this still gives me PTSD and I left the research field 6 years ago

[janebennett]

I love how concise and relaxed this video is. Perfect.

[JibHyourinmaru]

I just about to design my poster research for next week presentation. What a good timing you uploaded this! XD Great tips btw

[ashsingh]

As someone who's attending their first conference ever, I'd say that this is such a simple and precise explanation of how to make a good poster.

[alankrithramesh]

So beautifully explained...filled with humor & truth. So explicitly laid the facts of HOW PEOPLE SEE YOUR POSTER. Thanks a ton

[jorgedavidsegovia]

Andy, you are a genius, I love your science outreach work!!

[fcordobaot]

Thanks Andy! This week I will do my first Paper presentation at the ACM conference!! You helped me rethink my poster!

[dimarxc]

I love this approach. I always deal with the fact of academia and universities providing education and science as decrees. When science is about finding new ways, new ways of thinking, progress, ideas.

[drwho]

My college actually threw your video at us, quite a nice video

[emilieshin]

Thank you! I've never done this before, so your video was really helpful!

[dandr]

I really want to use these techniques, as they seem obvious and useful. I'm concerned that I'll get marked down, however, because mine is an assignment rather than creating a poster for a study.

[kevyelyod]

Good Timing for me too. I found this video just when I'm designing a poster for 3 weeks time. It's not new or novel research just reapplication of old tech with newish processes.

[prayerninjawarrior]

Thank you immensely!!! I will be forever grateful for your wisdom and insight into creating a research poster. Brilliant!!

[mariarosarodner]

I love you Andy you've been helping me all throughout my PhD journey

[BenjiMarkYT]

I needed this! Making a poster for the first time and I was about to put too many words haha

[dominiquejennings]

Thank you so much for this information and tips. You're so correct when stating that the program that the university wants us to use is rubbish. Our assignment requires more words; too many words. A poster should not have 700 words, just too much. You are dead on with this information. Thank you!

[vxchrxs]

I remember asking for this a short while ago - thanks Andy this is very useful!

[rdrzalexa]

You have no idea what a life saver this is!