The dimensions of your poster are often dictated by the conference or event you plan to present at. However, the standard size of most conference posters is 48" x 36". (3ft x 4ft or 91cm x 122cm)
To design your poster, we recommend using MS PowerPoint or Keynote. Here are some additional tips:
- Portrait or landscape is fine, unless a requirement is explicitly stated.
- Create a "custom slide size" in PowerPoint or Keynote and enter the desired dimensions.
- The design of the poster is essentially a collection of shapes and text boxes.
- Use features such as 'viewing the grid' in PowerPoint to help you align your graphics and text boxes.
- Be sure to leave sufficient space around the outer edges because a printer can not print all the way to the edge.
- For additional help using PowerPoint refer to the YouTube video How to Make an Academic Poster in Powerpoint.
- When you are ready to take it for printing, you can either take the PowerPoint file, or save it as a pdf.
