Your Title: 24” x 36” Poster
Template for BME 100 Poster
(Position Paper Project)
Author’s Name Goes Here (Student ID)
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Ryerson University
Introduction
Write your Captions in
Times or Times New
Roman. You can align
the caption on the side
like this. Always make
sure to reference your
source if it is not your
own. For instance:
(Photo courtesy of
James Smith) or with a
reference [1].
The page size of this poster template
is 24”x36”, portrait (vertical) format.
You may change the orientation
(portrait or landscape), layout of the
sections and colour scheme for this
poster.
Unlike articles, it is often a good idea
to use “sans-serif” fonts like Arial for
your poster’s text because it is easier
to read from a distance.
You can insert equations if you wish:
  VD  
I D  I S exp
  1
  nVT  
(1)
In this section you can discuss the
motivation behind your project and
can name some key references.
Captions can also go below the image. Make sure
to use a large resolution photo. Web photos /
Internet photos are usually really bad looking on a
poster. Photo reproduced from [2].
Always make sure to
reference the source of
your photos or
illustrations, unless
you made them
yourself. Then you
don’t need to cite an
additional source.
Isn’t this a beautiful
picture?
Analysis
You can also continue mentioning
your key literature survey findings
here.
The body text / font size should be
28 points. Arial, Helvetica or other
sans-serif fonts are good.
Keep body text left-aligned, do not
justify text.
Tips for making a good poster:
• Write your text on paper first.
• Try a rough layout on paper
• Don’t use dark backgrounds
• Use bold, not underline or italics to
emphasize a point
• Don’t write too much. Include only
key points.
• Key sentences short
Discussion
Make sure to print this poster out on
a draft sheet of paper prior to going
to the print shop to have it done
properly. Make sure the colours look
right on paper.
When you go to the print shop (like
the one in back of the Engineering
building at Ryerson, on Dalhousie
Street) make sure to specify the size
and that it should be mounted on
foam core (a rigid backing).
Note: the maximum size (width or
height) is about 36 inches (due to the
printer dimensions).
You can create graphs directly in
Microsoft Excel or Powerpoint and
import them here. You can also make
a graph in a different program and
save as JPG or TIFF and then import
using Insert->Picture->From File.
Tables should also have captions. However they have
their captions above the table, not under it! Again make
sure to cite your source [3].
TABLE 1: Usage of Things
Format
Thing 1A Thing 2B
Small
3%
32%
Big
22%
33%
Extra Big
33%
44%
Large
22%
32%
Note that it takes a long time to get
these posters printed. Factor in at
two to three business days before
the deadline!
Conclusions
Make sure to print this poster out on
a draft sheet of paper prior to going
to the print shop to have it done
properly. Make sure the colours look
right on paper.
Acknowledgements
This is based on the poster template
by Manuel Jimenez, Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department
University of Puerto Rico at
Mayagüez
Always list the people who helped
you on this project. However, you
normally don’t list your professor’s
name here.
Make sure to check out these
sources of information on posters:
•http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin
1/posteradvice.htm
• Use bullet points
• Use illustrations or pictures or
colour graphs
•http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~jasmith/courses
/bme100/docs/UZH_poster_guideline.pdf
• Spell check.
• Have your little brother proof-read.
References
Graphs with a title, legends and labels on the axes can be
helpful. Make sure to cite the original source of the
graph [1].
[1] J. Zhoou, “Big Elephants Step on Computers,” IEEE Transactions
on Funny Circuits and Systems, vol. 40, pp. 44-50, 2009.
[2] J. Doe, “Cool Electronic Gadgets,” IEEE Transactions on Funny
Circuits and Systems, vol. 37, pp. 447–451, 1990.
[3] S. Bioperson, “Reliable Posters,” Proceedings of the IEEE
International Symposium on Things, pp. 417–420, 2000.