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Planning Worksheet

Planning Worksheet

This worksheet will help you plan your academic poster. Planning might not be exciting, but with a project this big and with all your awesome research to share planning is a must. This guide will help you map out your ideas and plan your design, and also has a handy final checklist to make sure your academic poster is ready to share with the world.

Get Inspired

Models 

get inspired by these academic posters

Nursing

Library Science

Speech and Hearing Sciences

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For more models, visit the Carolina Digital Repository collection of Scholarly Posters and Presentations.


 

More Info

Posters

For more resources, check out UNC Graduate School's Poster and Presentation Resources


Tutorials

Tutorials

Welcome

Welcome

IconA well designed academic poster will showcase how awesome your research really is. This webpage is filled with tips and tricks on how to make your academic poster stand out from the crowd with a powerful, clean, and exciting look.


Printing Services

 

View Poster Printing policies, procedures, and online request form. 

View 3D Printing policies, procedures, and online request form.

 

Design Assets

Design Assets

Images
Find images to include in your presentation

More info on citing and reusing media ethically

 

Color Schemes
Tools to help you choose a color scheme

 

Free Fonts
Customize your presentation with creative, eye-catching fonts


Tools

Tools

 

PowerPoint

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InDesign

Difficulty:  

 

InDesign

New to InDesign? No fear! Check out  this Lynda tutorial for an introduction or consult the InDesign Quickguide below.