The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of the FU Berlin, HU Berlin, TU Berlin and Charité with the aim of creating a joint research environment in Berlin. All workshops and events of the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and free of charge.
Participation
Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance.
Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration to receive a certificate. Please check our terms and conditions.
Objectives
A guide to the essential steps to designing a powerful poster. What has visual impact – and what to avoid. Practical, easy-to-apply tips to create a professional standard of output. Integrating the principles of visual communication to poster design, and the course leader’s recommendation for easiest software to learn.
- Starting right: writing and editing the text to provide a powerful focus
- Essentials of visual logic
- Finding the optimal layout
- Principles of ‘Grid Design’
- Software tools: Powerpoint, Adobe illustrator, Corel Draw
- Powerpoint techniques and brief top tips tutorial
- Use of Imagery: What works, and what doesn’t – with examples
- Graphic Design or hand-drawn illustration?
- Photoshop and other photo-manipulation software
- How to test the poster and obtain feedback
- Creating Interactive (e.g. PICO) academic posters
Content
Using a lively mix of practical exercises, software tutorial, discussion, and group work this workshop examines the essentials of creating an impactful and memorable poster design. On the third day of this workshop, which follows one week after the first two, each participant has the opportunity to present a poster in an online environment for the feedback of the group.
Please note
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Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.
For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. Regardless of on-site or online workshops, we would like to refer to the rules at Freie Universität Berlin, which can be found in the Code of Conduct.
Further Information
Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.
Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.