Research Guides: Graduate Writing Resources: Designing Professional Posters

Tips on Designing Effective and Professional Posters

Better Posters Blog
Biologist Dr. Zen Faulkes critiques academic posters on his blog.
Poster Presentations That Get Noticed
A slide deck from a presentation by Laura Connaughton, a librarian in Ireland, on how to make eye-catching and effective posters.

MOspace

MOspace is the University of Missouri System's institutional repository. Students, faculty, and staff can submit their scholarly contributions (posters, presentations, articles, etc.) to the repository and will have a permanent digital home for their work. Using MOspace makes it easier to share your work with other researchers, future employers, and to aid in networking.

Poster Design Resources

Google Fonts
Over 800 open-source fonts free for you to download or embed.
Download and install custom fonts to use with Microsoft Office
Step-by-step instructions on how to install font files you can download from Google Fonts.
Canva's Ultimate Guide to Font Pairing
Pair your fonts for maximum visual effect! Lots of examples brought to you by Canva's Design School.
How to Direct a Viewer's Eye Through Your Design (from Vanseo Design Blog)
A quick and accessible read for design beginners.
Canva Design Elements and Principles
This article breaks down 20 elements and principles and explains them with illustrations.
Canva Design School
Online articles that make learning design easy and fun! Canva also has tutorials on design topics and to show you how to use Canva (it's free!).