Poster promotion
How about producing a poster on a science topic?
Where to display your posters?
There are many places you could put your posters. In the 1990s, there was a series of science posters on buses in the UK. They looked at physcis, chemistry and biology. There was Science on the Underground, which used concept cartoons, just like those in the Star Resource pack. You won't be surprised to know that the people who wrote CREST Star Investigators, were also behind Science on the Underground!Of course, you could put your posters anywhere, but try choosing somewhere where lots of people will see them.
Make sure you get permission to put your posters up!
Tips on poster design
- Use clear fonts and not more than 2 types of fonts in one poster.
- Make sure that the text is still visible from a distance.
- Keep your posters simple. Having space doesn’t mean that you have to fill it.
- Keep your layout simple. People read from left to right and from top to bottom so it is best to follow this pattern.
- Colour can really help make a poster attractive, but too much colour can make the poster hard to read. Use a few key colours (3 is a good number).
- Make science FUN through your posters.
- Finally, an effective poster is:
- Simple
- Original
- Visual
- Memorable
Resources
- Mind-mapping
- Getting feedback
