Poster Preparation

IADR/AADR as well as SDM Student Research Day posters are vertical in dimension. The vertical templates are available for you on our Poster Templates page.

PDF files of your poster are preferred for submission. Please have your files approved by your mentor prior to submitting them for printing. 

Important: Those participating in Research Day 2024, please use the Research Day Template as the size has changed. 

The 30"h x 21"w template will be scaled and printed at 200% which will allow the poster to be mounted at the event with some room to spare. This means the final printed size will be 60"(5ft) high x 42"(3.5ft) wide.

Note: These templates can be adjusted under the "slide size" option in PowerPoint in the event your meeting has certain size requirements and/or restrictions.

POSTER TEMPLATES

Click Here to view and download templates

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A LARGE-FORMAT RESEARCH POSTER

  1. Create your poster text in a word editing program such as Microsoft Word. Keep text to a minimum, use short phrases and avoid long sentences.
  2. Prepare your images with at least a 300dpi resolution. Always use JPEG files! Never use files from the Internet; they will not print well due to low resolution.
  3. If you want to use charts, graphs, ect. from other applications, be careful. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint graphics usually paste cleanly, but others may be less predictable. Proof carefully.
  4. Save all of your external photos, graphics, charts, ect. into the same folder where you are saving your poster. This way, if you run into a problem while printing, you have the original file.

  1. Go to the page UB SDM Poster template to download a template.
  2. Use "Edit>Copy/paste" for text from Word and place it into the columns provided. Resize as needed, but keep the font sizes as large as possible (try to us a minimum text size of at least 16 points when possibly).
  3. Use "Edit>Copy/paste" charts or tables from Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Use "File>Insert" for photos and graphics. Resize and move into place as needed.

  1. If possible, please save your file as a PDF. (Located under the File Menu--->Save As.) This will ensure all font, tables, etc... will print correctly when printing from different platforms.
  2. In order to print your poster you must obtain approval by your mentor. The Media Center will proceed with the poster request upon receiving the completed form signed by your mentor. Download form
  3. Double check your spelling and spacing before printing. Paper is costly and students may be charged for additional prints due to design errors.
  4. If designing on a Mac, try to test your poster on a PC to be sure everything looks correct (we print from a PC here in the office).
  5. You may submit your poster by email (jchwirut@buffalo.edu), jump drive (260H Squire Hall), or by uploading to the box folder.
  6. Please allow at least 2-3 business days (Monday-Friday) for your poster printing turn-around unless prior arrangements have been made with the Instructional Resource Center Staff.