| Title | Time | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Impactful Poster Design & Presentation | 02.12.2026 09:00 - 13:00 (Wed) | online | Edwards, Mark |
| Secrets of Impactful Poster Design & Presentation | 03.12.2026 09:00 - 13:00 (Thu) | online | Edwards, Mark |
| Secrets of Impactful Poster Design & Presentation | 10.12.2026 09:00 - 13:00 (Thu) | online | Edwards, Mark |
This workshop is a guide to the essential steps for designing a powerful poster: what has visual impact and what to avoid. It provides practical, easy-to-apply tips for creating a professional standard of output, integrating the principles of visual communication into poster design and the workshop leader’s recommendations for the easiest software to learn.
Using a lively mix of practical exercises, software tutorials, discussions, 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 and receive feedback from the group.
- 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
- Creating Interactive (e.g. PICO) academic posters
No preparation is required for this workshop.
Doctoral researchers:
- of all disciplines
- of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin.
All workshops are free of charge. Parts of the qualification program are funded by the Berlin University Alliance.
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- Log into your DRS account on our booking platform www.drs.fu-berlin.de
- Click on "My course list"
- Choose the workshop in question and go to "course details"
- Finally click on "cancel booking".
Many doctoral programs award credit points for participation in workshops and other qualification programs. One work unit (WU) corresponds to 45 minutes of workshop time. In some cases they might round up.
- 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points.
- For shorter workshops, credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units.
- Credit transfer requires the accumulation of a sufficient number of work units.
Example: Participation in two workshops of three hours each result in a total of 8 work units and therefore 0,5 credit points would be granted. As the transfer of credits is decided by the doctoral programs or doctoral offices, please contact them directly with any questions in this regard.
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