Submitting Posters for Printing
Posters for the Festival of Science are printed by the Libraries....
General Instructions:
- To print all the posters in a timely manner, posters for FOS will be printed on recycled paper. This is the default standard paper.
- Posters should be created at 48" x 36".
- All posters should be saved in PDF format. (including those created in Powerpoint, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
- Font sizes should be 100pt for big titles, 50pt for smaller headings, and 25pt for text.
- Use the Insert menu in PowerPoint, rather than cutting and pasting, for inserting pictures.
- Place your completed poster file in the folder T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI
- Files in T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI can be viewed only by the individual who owns the file and by the GIS staff.
Special Instruction for Mac Users:
The conversion from Mac to Windows is not always smooth, so please follow these steps ensure a smoother process:
- Posters created on a Mac should have the word "Mac" in the title.
- Students should open their completed Mac posters on a PC to ensure that fonts are correct and that text, graphs, and images are displaying in the appropriate places.
- Resave the poster from a PC to the folder mentioned above: T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI.
Students do not need to fill out a budget code when they fill out the poster printing form