The art of GP Posters!

Today was our last day of class...

First and foremost, we all get A's!

And a very important question was addressed: what do you do when your voice doesn't work for class?
Monica beautifully guided our class in silence, while Aaron Sobel led our class discussion on GP posters.

For the GP poster discussion we took a field-trip to the third floor where last year's posters are displayed.

Here are the questions we considered when looking at each one:
-Where does your eye fall first?
-Do we like the layout/ design?
-Do we like the colors?
-Do we like the font?
-Is it too busy/ cluttered?
-Is there enough white space?


-Do we understand what information the poster is trying to convey?
-Is there a better representation of how they could convey the information?
-Does the poster have flow?
-Do the maps have a legend? Are they clear?
-Do we have to spend more than a minute trying to analyze the data ourselves?

Important points:
1. For posters, the graphics will draw us in first, and the text is secondary.
2. Use font to your advantage.
3. Be short and sweet with the results, focus on the recommendations.
4. When possible, try to represent your point visually.
5. Is your poster sexy? And is it SIMPLE?

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~Lydia Leclair