Create an Effective Poster Presentation

Scientific posters: Annotated examples & templates 

Use these scientific poster templates to display your research findings in a way that is organized and eye-catching. These templates for academic research posters are available for you to download and modify as needed. Please see the annotated scientific conference posters to learn how to format your poster and what information to include (Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox recommended for downloading files).

Materials for digital sharing

Standard poster templates

Morrison "better Poster" Physical poster Templates 

These templates follow Mike Morrison' "Better Poster" design. Mike Morrison is affiliated with Michigan State University. Morrison poster design places emphasis on ensuring that the information conveyed is readable, eye-catching, and easy to understand for both online viewers and viewers at academic conferences. For more information about how and why Morrison developed this style, please see his updated 2022 YouTube video here.  

Note: Mike Morrison's video explaining his "Better Virtual Poster" design is here. 

Additional Resources 

• Find free, copyright appropriate photos, clipart and other materials for academic presentations HERE (Guide from University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation and University of Michigan Library Copyright Office)

• Add closed captions /subtitles to a Youtube video: Instructions HERE

• Adding closed captions /subtitles to an MP4 video created in Zoom

  • While the “live transcript” feature of Zoom displays subtitles, they will not show up on a video. Captions need to be added after you create the Zoom video (add them to the finished MP4 product). 

  • If you are uploading a video to a conference via their platform, captions will need to be added by the conference organizers/ software platform.