Need to create an academic digital poster and not sure where to start?
This guide includes links and instructions to several digital poster platforms
including Canva, Visme, Piktochart, Google Slides and Adobe Express,
as well as layout options and presentation ideas.
Click below to create a poster using:
Click HERE to watch
an instructional video on
designing posters using Adobe Express
(Note: Adobe Express was formerly Adobe Spark)
Click below to create a poster using:
Click HERE to watch
an instructional video on
designing posters using Piktochart
Diagram tools
Diagram tools allow users to create diagrams and infographics with data, images, shapes and elements such as flow charts and process diagrams, including:
Diagrams.net - online diagram software with templates
Vengage - infographics creation
ZenFlowchart - flowchart creation
Microsoft Office Infographic shapes - downloadable template supported by MS Powerpoint
Click below to create a poster using:
Click HERE for instructional information
about designing posters using Visme
Making an academic poster (A0 size or custom) with Google Slides
References
Adobe Express. (2023). Make posters for free in minutes. https://www.adobe.com/express/create/poster
Adobe for Education. (2023, February 7). Making infographics with Adobe Express | Adobe in 15 min [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ZPeaKzzL24M
Canva.(2023). What will you design today? https://www.canva.com/
Canva. (2022, September 9). Flowcharts and diagrams [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/k2OFY1dxIXw
[Diagram of Colorful Circles Flowchart Template]. (2023). https://www.edrawsoft.com/top-creative-flowchart-templates.html
[Diagram ofCreative Process Flowchart Template]. (2023). https://www.edrawsoft.com/top-creative-flowchart-templates.html
[Diagram of Environmental Industry Flowchart Template]. (2023). https://www.edrawsoft.com/top-creative-flowchart-templates.html
[Diagram of Light Background Circle Flowchart Template]. (2023). https://www.edrawsoft.com/top-creative-flowchart-templates.html
[Diagram of Warm Color Circles Flowchart Template]. (2023). https://www.edrawsoft.com/top-creative-flowchart-templates.html
Louis Lafleur. (2020, May 24). Making an academic poster (A0 size or custom) with Google Slides [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Tib4xnH2jwQ
PhD and Productivity. (2020, September 19). How to make a scientific poster using Canva | Presenting research papers at online conferences [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YiO4QPCk7SE
Piktochart. (2023). Information design simplified. https://piktochart.com/
Sabelskaya. (2023). Hands hold blank poster or banner sketch cartoon vector image [Image]. VectorStock. https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/hands-hold-blank-poster-or-banner-sketch-cartoon-vector-32923165
SEA Media Services. (2021, February 10). Piktochart video #3 - how to make posters [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ccZyubLKrYc
Visme. (2023). How to make a poster: Beginner’s design guide (& templates) [Video]. YouTube. https://visme.co/blog/how-to-make-a-poster/
