Chlapaty & Butler Fellows: Apex Poster Basics

*See the full Apex libguide for more information

- Posters must be no larger than 36” x 24” (excluding DNAS posters or posters from conferences with specific dimensions) 

- Must include a bibliography

- Must include student(s) names

- Must include course number and name

- Must include instructor(s) name

- Must include Apex and UD logos. 

These questions are commonly asked by the audience:

1. Tell me about your project.
2. Did any of your findings/results/research surprise you? Why?
3. Why did you pick this topic? What interests you about this topic?
4. Tell me one thing you learned that is NOT on you poster.

- Align your text to the left to ensure that lines don't break in the middle of words.

- Use a standard, simple font such as Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial.

- Use large font & make section headings bold and/or a bit larger.

- Dark text on light background is best. It is easiest to read and uses less ink when printing.

- There are various PowerPoint templates available online for poster presentations, including a few at this Microsoft link (tip: search "conference poster" for templates. If you use a template you find online from another person or institution, include a small note about the template source.

- Find examples of Apex posters in Digital UD.

- There should be logical flow between sections. A standard arrangement is columns followed top to bottom and left to right. Try something like this: