Poster Creation

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Note: It is a violation of the Honor Code for the Help Desk staff to modify your poster in any fashion. You are entirely responsible for content, formatting and sizing of the poster.

Applications to use to create your poster:

Applications that may be used are for poster creation are available via KnoxAnyWare. Apps include:

Microsoft Publisher (recommended) - with the file saved as .pub, .pubx or .pdf file.
Microsoft PowerPoint with the file saved as a .pptx or .pdf file.
Adobe Creative Cloud Apps with the file saved as .pdf file.
You may use other applications of your choice provided you save the document as a .pdf file.

Size:

Be sure to set the paper size BEFORE creating your poster. Posters sized at 8.5 x 11 will NOT scale up appropriately for printing.

We will NOT print incorrectly sized posters.

Most class posters are 36” x 24” and set to Landscape orientation. Other common sizes are 36" x 36", 36" x 42" and 36" x 48".

Maximum limiting dimension in one direction is 42”.

½” margins are recommended.

Naming the File:

Name your file as a combination of the class name, your username and size e.g. Bio210-rmdavis-24x36

Background Color:

Do NOT use a solid color for your background. This "wets' the paper and causes wrinkles in the poster. This also uses significant amounts of very expensive ink.
Use dark colors with borders, text, etc. for contrast. A background color can be used, just keep the color light. A color gradient is a good option.

Items to include in your Poster:

Text (30 point minimum), Bullets, Images, Graphs, Charts, Clipart, Autoshapes - Don’t include too much text in blocks. Set the poster up much like an outline for your actual poster presentation.

Images

Imported images - photos, graphs, etc. may pixelate significantly when "blown up" for a poster. Use as high resolution images as possible.

Submitting your Poster for Printing:

Allow sufficient time for printing. Typically we request 12 hours. When entire classes or multiple classes are printing - typically at the end of the term - we simply need more time so please allow 24 hours. We print in the order received.

Make sure your poster is set up correctly - orientation and size

Email your poster to helpdesker@knox.edu

You will receive a confirmation email when your poster is ready to be picked up.

Posters will be at the help desk in SMC 005.

Questions or Problems?

Call: 309/341-7700

Email: helpdesker@knox.edu