Creating a Poster

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The Detail

Explainer

Design a visually appealing poster in various sizes, including academic posters (A1/A0), to summarize research, project results, or key information in a concise and engaging manner.

Skills

Graphic design, summarisation, creativity, visual communication.

Why?

Posters are great for summarising information in a concise and visually engaging way, perfect for conferences and academic settings. Also use for promoting key info and message too!

Getting Started

Create

• From https://express.adobe.com/
• Select ‘New’
• Type ‘poster’ in the search box.
• Select icon (templates) Adobe Express will create a blank page and show templates on left hand side.

Develop

• Either select a template, customize the layout, text, images, charts, and table.
• Or close templates window and resize page (A3, A4 etc.)
• Academic posters: use visual communication tools like charts, grids & graphs, infographics, images and symbols (elements).
• Promotional posters: use typography, space, and images and call to action.
• Use the link to develop your skills: adobe.com/learn/express

Share & Collaborate

• Collaborate: use ‘Share’ to invite them to comment or edit as a group.
• Share: Send a link to a file – try view-only link to share on Teams or socials. Review on a phone/device. Looking good?
• Download files: Grey 'Download' button in the top bar. Choose the file format to suit your needs, ready for uploading into Virtual Learning Environment or Website.