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Designing Engaging Academic Research Posters

OPEN TO:
-Faculty -Graduate Students -Postdocs -Public, Alumni, & Friends -Staff -Undergraduate Students

Learn to design and present compelling research posters using Google Slides.

This two-hour workshop equips participants with the skills to design and present compelling research posters. In the first half, you’ll explore best practices for gathering and organizing content, along with visual design principles that help communicate research clearly and effectively. In the second half, you'll apply these concepts by beginning to design their posters in Google Slides.

Although you will be working in Google Slides, all insights apply equally to PowerPoint and other similar design applications. 

Prerequisite:
No previous experience required.

Learning goals:

  • Explore Google Slides as an optimal platform for creating academic research posters.
  • Introduce core poster standards for sizing, spacing, chunking content, and improving research poster readability.
  • Introduce Gestalt principles of visual design to elevate the impact of your poster.
DATE
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TIME
1:00PM - 3:00PM
LOCATION
264 Hesburgh Library (Technology Commons)
PRESENTER
Randal Sean Harrison
CATEGORIES
Professional Development

Registration is required. There are 14 seats available.

Contact Info

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Randal Sean Harrison

Hesburgh Library
Library 158
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556

(760) 688-8514
rharriso@nd.edu

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