Poster Production Workshop

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Poster Production Workshop

• Andy Rogers
• Office of Information Technology
• Capital University
• http//www.capital.edu/it/posters/
• helpdesk_at_capital.edu
• 236-6508

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Why require a workshop?

• 30 minutes to print if file ready.
• Previously, people often not really ready.
• Highlight most common issues.
• Reduce last minute problems delays.

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Agenda

• Where To Start?
• Initial Page Setup
• Formatting Composition
• Graphics

• Page Setup for Printing
• Final Inspection
• Saving Transporting
• Other Methods

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Where To Start?

• Complete all research and writing first
• Plan prepare/gather text clips graphics
• Save components separately!
• Might have to start over from beginning
• Difficult to re-gather graphics, quotes
• Save everything individually, separately
• Keep until poster printed
• Storyboard Rough sketch of poster

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Initial Page Setup

• Using PowerPoint
• Poster is essentially giant slide
• Portrait vs. Landscape Orientation
• Normally portrait, check with Symposium committee
  member
• Final dimensions 36 x 48 (35.5 x 47.5)
• Setting now vs. later
• Slide Show vs. Freestyle poster

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Slide Show vs. Freestyle Layouts
Freestyle
Slide Show
Combination
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Formatting Composition

• Inserting content
• Slideshow
• Save slides as .jpg files
• Create poster slide insert like photos
• Freestyle
• Photos text boxes
• Background/Foreground High Contrast
• Usually dark text on light background
• Photo for background? Wash out

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Graphics

• Charts Graphs
• Photo vs. original
• Poster printer chokes on charts graphs
• Should use photo
• Create chart/graph on separate slide in separate
  PPT presentation
• Save slide as JPEG
• Insert in poster like photo

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Graphics

• Resolution
• Video display resolution vs. print resolution
• Web content usually intended for video display
• Screen resolutions may distort in print
• Check printability before using

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Graphics

• Photo file types
• .JPG/JPEG, .TIF/TIFF, .BMP
• Avoid .GIF
• NO Animations!

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Page Setup for Printing

• If in default page size, set to poster size
• 35.5 x 47.5
• Check layout proportions
• May change when size changes

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Final Inspection

• Poster cost is 4.25 per foot
• mistakes are expensive
• free printing certificate does not cover
  reprints due to content or formatting mistakes
• Check spellings, data, graphics, formatting, etc.
• Catch problems BEFORE printing!

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Saving Transporting

• CD-R (avoid CD-RW)
• Floppy diskette (definitely back up!)
• Zip
• USB thumb drive
• E-mail to yourself for backup
• (no network/Internet access on poster printer
  computer.)
• Save in multiple locations!

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Other Methods

• Variety of graphics programs
• Can print JPG/JPEG, TIF/TIFF, PDF
• Avoid word processing page layout program files
• Can convert to PDF

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Hours Support

• Poster hours Mon-Thu, 9-7 Fri, 9-430
• Can assist with PowerPoint questions, printing
• Cannot assist with poster design nor revisions
• Questions to helpdesk_at_capital.edu
• Include poster reference in subject line
• Website http//www.capital.edu/it/posters/