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Designing a Research Poster for the Humanities: Additional Resources

This guide will help students design and create a research poster suitable for showcasing their work and research in the humanities disciplines.

Other Resources of Interest

No need to try and reinvent the wheel! There are many reputable websites and resources that offer ideas on how to create an effective poster for displaying your humanities research. 

Here are some options you may find helpful as you begin to think about designing your poster:

  • American Historical Association:

https://www.historians.org/annual-meeting/resources-and-guides/poster-resources/effective-poster-presentations

  • University of Maryland:

https://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/documents/DesigningPosterForHumanitiesAndSocialSciences.pdf

  • University of Illinois:

https://guides.library.illinois.edu/poster/home

  • Guidelines for Creating Accessible Printed Posters:

https://www.aucd.org/docs/annual_mtg_2008/accessibility_posters_gilson2007.pdf

  • PowerPoint for Windows Training:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/powerpoint-for-windows-training-40e8c930-cb0b-40d8-82c4-bd53d3398787

  • PowerPoint 2016 Basics:

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/powerpoint2016/