Poster background Blue (which is ok) A paler colour would help the text stand out more All elements aligned Layout (flow) Headings Use of or rectangle” “arena” “golden Graphics used are clear but some junk” used “chart Overall Assessment Visual flow is clunky, looks cluttered and text-heavy Table 3: Design features for a poster (see also Figure 4 and Figure S3 for the poster) “horrible” Design Poster Detail Ineffective Design Elements1 Element Lengthy with some jargon Spelling errors All uppercase Author Info Included in this case, but a truly ineffective poster would have incorrect or missing details Too long (>350w), not clear or concise with some jargon Too much background/detail on aim/methods Introduction Block of text Formatting errors (Latin names) Text Content No references Excessive detail//no detail Methods No images OR flowchart Formatting errors (Latin names) Excessive detail Results (text only) Whole paragraphs/sentences Brief (image) with detail inadequate to understand result Figure Legends Too much detail with graph//describes Excel axes Table Legends Inadequate
Poster background Blue (which is ok) A paler colour would help the text stand out more Layout (flow) All elements aligned Headings Use of “arena” or “golden rectangle” Overall Assessment Graphics used are clear but some “chart junk” used Visual flow is clunky, looks cluttered and text-heavy Table 3: Design features for a “horrible” poster (see also Figure 4 and Figure S3 for the poster) Design Element Poster Detail Ineffective Design Elements1 Text Content Lengthy with some jargon Spelling errors All uppercase Author Info Included in this case, but a truly ineffective poster would have incorrect or missing details Introduction Too long (>350w), not clear or concise with some jargon Too much background/detail on aim/methods Block of text Formatting errors (Latin names) Methods No references Excessive detail//no detail No images OR flowchart Formatting errors (Latin names) Results (text only) Excessive detail Whole paragraphs/sentences Figure Legends Brief (image) with detail inadequate to understand result Too much detail with graph//describes Excel axes Table Legends Inadequate