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IOA Logos
Below are copies of the IOA logos in various formats. These are to be used only by IOA staff or with permission from the IOA. If you have questions about these logos, or need a different format, please contact Danielle Borasky.
Large (jpgs): color | b&w
(Large size is suitable for posters)
Small (gif): color
Information about printing posters at UNC
There are several places to get your poster printed:
1. Spitting Image
Carolina Union Copy Center
(919) 843-68622. Kinko's
114 W. Franklin Street
(919) 967-0790
You can also design posters yourself and get assistance at the Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios.
Poster Tips
- Avoid Times New Roman font. Arial appears better on posters.
- Recommended font sizes
- Title font: 80 pts
- Author font: 66 pts
- Affiliation font: 60 pts
- General text font: 40 pts
- Header font: 48 pts
- Bold your text.
- Avoid italics.
- Use high-resolution graphics (200-300 dpi) in order for the poster to print clearly. Graphics used on web pages are usually not sufficient. It is not a good idea to enlarge graphics yourself - try to find a larger version.
- Making posters smaller and wanting the poster to be enlarged (i.e., making a 2 foot by 4 foot PowerPoint file for a 4 foot by 8 foot poster) will most likely result in loss of resolution especially of graphics. Make posters actual size.
- Remember the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid. Your design should be simple. Adding too much color, graphics, etc. distracts the eye, and poorly designed poster will take away from the message your poster is trying to convey.
- Check out these other resources:
- The Health Sciences Library has a helpful tutorial on Designing Effective Posters.
- Advice on designing scientific posters - helpful (and funny too!)
- Creating Effective Poster Presentations :: An Effective Poster - detailed instruction, examples, etc.
- PhD Poster Gallery - examples of finished posters
- Poster Templates:
