How do you design a striking poster? How can you use design techniques to communicate science and engineering? Have a look at our collection of design resources.

Poster design: A practical guide for scientists and engineers

Read and download [1]our free design resource:

Poster design - tips and development

Poster design tips (download [2])

Poster design presentations (Strictly Engineering [3] project):

• Anne Odling- Smee presentation [4], DesignScience
• Lulu Pinney presentation [5], infographics designer freelancer
• Will Shek presentation [6], IDed 

Developing posters [7] – National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement

Colour

Colour and design [8] - Color Matters

Psychology of colour (download [9])

Colour and meanings [10] - popular associations with various colours
 

Infographics

Infographics tips and examples [11] - 21May 2010, Bima Arafah, designer
 
Videos about infographics:

• Data as art [12] - iGraphics explained, 8 January 2011
• Infographics videos [13] - vimeo

Data visualisation examples

• Visualisation options [14] - Many Eyes, IBM
• Examples of data visualisation [15] - Chart
• What is the economic impact of geo services? [16] - TechCrunch.com