FVS4a

Poster Guidelines

❖ Body text:

➢ Columns, reading top-to-bottom, left-to-right.

➢ 3 to 4 columns, depending on width of poster.

➢ Columns should all be same width.

➢ Same size and style of font.

➢ Leave white space around text. Don’t overcrowd the poster.

➢ Short line length, 50 characters max, including spaces.

➢ Left-aligned only, not “justified”.

❖ Fonts:

➢ Plain fonts: Helvetica, Arial, Times New Roman

➢ Title: 85 pt.

➢ Authors and origin: 56 pt.

➢ Sub-headings: 36 pt.

➢ Body text: 24 pt.

❖ Photographs and diagrams where possible.

❖ Uniform, visually appealing colors, graphics, and type

❖ Content:

➢ Concise content, avoiding information overload.

➢ Titles: Short and meaningful titles in large type, using upper and lower case, not all capitals.