Thread by @mikemorrison

Let's fix academic posters! Prepping a poster for #SIOP19 and sick of the old "wall-of-text" poster design? Watch this cartoon to see a new, faster approach to designing research posters. Includes templates. #betterposter

Hi all! In case it's helpful, I've added a full-resolution image of the #betterposter template to the OSF repo, so if you'd like you can grab it and post it on your conference website as an example to encourage attendees to try it. osf.io/8ajqs/

Hi again all. Some people have been asking for an example of how to do a portrait layout with #betterposter. This is a just a quick draft that may need to be improved, but it's one way portrait COULD be done. Hope it helps. PowerPoint templates to follow later!

Note: This is only version 1.0 of #betterposter. Please make it your own and share your mods! It's intentionally hyper-minimalist, but if it's too plain for your tastes, put creativity into the hero area. From early tests, even a simple ICON can make it more fun (and memorable!)

If you need icons/images for your #betterposter hero area, my go-tos are thenounproject.com and @VectorStock. In theory, any cool design technique you've seen on a billboard could b employed in the hero area. Sky's the limit. But when in doubt, KISS.

UPDATE: #betterposter template now includes Lato font by default instead of ugly Arial. Plz re-download: osf.io/6ua4k/. With this design, typography can play a bigger role in communicating ur theme, and I hope someday to see some ex print designers have fun with that.😎

UPDATE: #betterposter template now includes...
1. Smaller QR code (5 inches, so ~4ft scan distance).
2. Includes slides for 2 popular mods by @AndrewRSmith and Tyler Livingston.

P.S. Please LMK if you think there's a better place for me to post version updates like this.🤗

PSA: You classy people keep asking how to credit me. NO CITATION NEEDED. Share/modify anything and everything in any way. My selfish interest is not dying of something that could be cured sooner if we all figure out how to increase insights per poster session.

UPDATE: #betterposter @OSFramework repo now includes...
➕New Portrait and R/Markdown templates (the latter links to amazing work by @brentthorne18)
➕New Gallery with examples of real #betterposter's used in conferences.
⬇ Latest template here: osf.io/6ua4k/

UPDATE: #betterposter template v12 now includes:
✅More QR code resources
✅Good examples of 'hat icon' posters
➖Ditches color codes as per @DoctorZen's recommendation (only works if conferences teach color meanings). Use ANY color to reinforce your msg!
osf.io/6ua4k

UPDATE: #betterposter v13 template now includes...
✅Simplified & Traditional Chinese translations!

Cartoon: bilibili.com/video/av492139…
Templates: osf.io/td9sp/ (T) & osf.io/3dfwa/ (S)

HUGE thank you ❤️ to @Tianwei_Gong for the translation!

#betterposter v14 update:
✅Adds LaTeX templates (portrait & landscape!) by @sina_lana & @rtsbailo 😎
✳️Moves university logo to Ammo Bar, freeing up Silent Presenter space.
✅Adds link to TheNounProject.com for icons
✳️Minor instruction text update
osf.io/6ua4k/

#betterposter v15 update:
✅Added slide about @VectorStock for getting graphics with transparent backgrounds.
✅Added 2 new example posters by @hydrogawker and @SPrinceWare.