Monthly Archives: March 2011

QR Codes on a Research Poster

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jay Buckley

QR Code on a poster Here’s a new piece of technology that we just saw someone use on a poster– the QR code. It works like this- 1. You go to QuickQR.com or a similar site 2. You put in … Continue reading →

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Designing your Research Poster

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jay Buckley

Poster Template There are really two ways to get a research poster designed: you can do it, or we (or someone else) can do it for you. If you are pretty good with PowerPoint, you can probably design your poster … Continue reading →

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Photos in PowerPoint Posters

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jay Buckley

 Sometimes we see pictures that just don’t look right on a poster. What often happens is that they are resized disproportionately. When you stretch or squeeze your photo, keep your eye on it. If you don’t have the aspect ratio … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Word® for Posters

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jay Buckley

In a word, Word is BAD for postermaking. Because it wants to print your pages with margins, headers and footers, Word will print something different than what you really want for a poster. We suggest that you use one of … Continue reading →

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Using a Banner Stand for a Research Poster

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jay Buckley

Well this was a first for us, and I like the idea!  We had a customer who wanted to have a medical research poster they could display in different parts of the hospital, and they figured they would be changing … Continue reading →

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