 Here are some quick design tips. Color contrast. The most important thing about your poster is that it's understandable and readable. Your font and background color should have enough contrast so that it's clear to everyone, including people who experience color blindness. Same with charts and graphs. Make sure the elements in your visuals are distinguishable. Font choice. The smallest font on your poster should be a minimum of 25 points. Titles, subheadings, and text are usually three different sizes to help viewers reading comprehension. Graphic designers generally recommend not to use more than three types of fonts, otherwise your poster could look busy and confusing. Spacing. Give text, graphics, and images a little space between them or padding. If you look at a website or an advertisement, you'll notice that the elements in the design aren't usually right up against each other. This helps with readability as well as aesthetics. And text. Your research poster isn't the place where all of your research lives. Think of it like a summary or an ad for your research. Make sure your thesis or the point of your poster is clear. Include a few points that you want your audience to take away and use brevity. People will be walking by your poster and probably won't take the time to read a 20-page research paper. Grab their interests, give them some interesting facts and findings, and if they want more, your email address will be on the poster so they can contact you.