draft poster

After observing three different scientific posters, I noticed three mistakes that one should avoid and three positive factors that one should follow when making posters. The first factor that negatively affected the poster is overlapping the text boxes on the poster. I noticed in one poster example that the text boxes for each specific paragraph or topic were overlapping rather than having distinct separating lines. This made it difficult to read all of the text as well as distracting to the reader. Mixing the sections on a poster should be avoided; instead, the sections should have distinct margins. A factor to include in a research poster is to have distinct sections for each text box, graph, or image in the poster. Having distinct rows and columns makes the poster more organized and easier to follow. Another mistake to avoid when making a scientific poster is making long paragraphs of text. While having text on the poster is necessary, long blocks of text can be boring to look at. Instead, one should add more images or graphs to break up the text; images and graphs can make the research easier to understand.