Creating a story board

Guide to creating a story board (USP 2008 Urban Expo XVIII)

On Thursday, March 13th, you must set up your poster in Ballroom of UCSD's Price Center between 8:30am and 10:00am. Doors open to the public at 10:00am. In lieu of our regular class meeting, we will all meet at our regular time in the Price Center Ballroom at 2:00pm. From 2:00pm to 2:30pm we will have a reception with food and drinks. This gives us time to mingle with family and friends who will be there to see your work. At 2:30pm our formal ceremony begins, starting with a warm welcome by Professor Steve Erie (Director, USP). On behalf of the USP Program, Keith Pezzoli will announce the winners of USP's Awards. The key note address will be given by William R. (Bil) Anderson, the Director of Planning and Community Investment for the City of San Diego. You'll need to pack up and take your poster home with you. Nothing can be stored.

There will be tables and easels set up in the Ballroom where you will display your poster boards. Your posters will be placed in the 'area of concentration' that best matches the subject of your SRP. Please be sure to put your poster on foam board so it can be propped up (with bracket supports attached to the back of the poster, or on an easel). We cannot attach posters to the wall.

Poster Tips (Courtesy of Dawn Martin, past-GIS Coordinator)

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Good layout

* not too heavy on one side

* the eye follows a natural movement through the poster

Good content

* the appropriate mix of text and graphics. Graphics can be pictures or maps.

* Does it convey your meaning clearly?

* Do the graphics enhance your message, or are they just distractions?

* Have you put in enough text?

Good coloring and text

* Choose complimentary colors

* Choose an appropriate font and font size

Essential information

* Author

* Date

* Title of poster, include the geographic location, if applicable

* Purpose of poster

* Methods used

Data Source attribution
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OTHER SUGGESTIONS

The excerpt above was copied from a guide posted on-line by Brian Woodget
UK Analytical Partnership, Skills Network Facilitator.

Couple useful links with info on preparing posters.

Designing Efective Posters

Creating Better Presentations

Sample Posters

Your fellow student Michael Linn did a great poster (36"x50"). Click this link
(288k jpg ) or the thumbnail image to the right to see a larger copy of the poster.

Click this link (1.2m pdf) to see a higher quality version of the same image,
including some technical tips by Michael.

Examples of poster boards from 2002, click here

Examples of posters boards from 2005, click here

Examples of posters boards from 2006, click here

For a San Diego Union-Tribune article about last years Urban Expo 2002, click here

Printing Your Poster

Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator at the SS&H Library, has agreed to print your posters ---PROVIDING THAT IT CONTAINS A GIS COMPONENT, AND THAT YOU GET IT TO HER (in .pdf format) by Thursday, March 6, at 8:30am. After successfully delivering your file to Tracey Hughes <t2hughes@ucsd.edu>, you will be able to pick up your printed posted in the Geisel GIS Lab between 10am - 2:30pm on Wed., March 12th. Tracey, the Geisel GIS Lab Assistants, or an SSH Library staff member will be there to hand the poster over to you. The Geisel GIS Lab is located in the main floor, West Wing of the Geisel Library. http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis/aboutlab.html

Tracey is offering assistance on how to use GIS, and providing access to online GIS courses. You should seriously consider taking advantage of this "free" opportunity. For details about the GIS training sessions see our class blog.

If you are printing your poster from the Geisel GIS Lab, your poster size CANNOT be wider than 36 inches. The length can be up to 40" or 50" (a good size would be 36"x40"). Some of you may choose to use a trifold poster board and will need to adjust your print output accordingly.

Printing Options

Geisel GIS Lab (Free)

- Requirements for Using the GIS Lab Plotter

- Must incorporate GIS, using ArcGIS software

(* Not GIS: MapQuest (or similar), internet mapping sites, static maps in .jpeg or

.gif format)

- Size: must be no larger than 36 in. x 48 in.

- Format: must be in .pdf format and require no additional changes (including sizing).

Formats such as .doc, .jpeg, .gif, .tif, .ai WILL NOT be accepted.

- Submission Details: Must be emailed to t2hughes@ucsd.edu by Monday, March 12,

2007 at 8:30 a.m. No late posters will be accepted. She will email you to

confirm that she did indeed receive your email and was able to open the .pdf

file.

ACS: Cost is approx. $60. More info at http://acs.ucsd.edu/print/.

Imprints: Cost is approx. $60. More info by searching Google for "ucsd imprints".

Kinko's: Cost is at least $60, likely more.

Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator

Social Sciences & Humanities Library at UCSD
858.534.1266 t2hughes@ucsd.edu

SUPPLIES/VENDORS THAT CAN HELP WITH YOUR PRESENTATION
(List provided by: Gail Bamber (SDSC/UCSD), SDSC graphic designer.

Computer software: for page layout
Quark Xpress
InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Power Point

Mounting materials:
Foamcore (sandwich of paper and foam)
.available up to 4 X 8 feet; UCSD bookstore has 36 x 40 inch (can be cut with mat knife)
.also available as a tabletop "triptych"

Addresses:
Kinko's La Jolla (copying, digital color output, posters)
8849 Villa La Jolla Dr.
858-4573775
accepts digital files; they have price specials; call for info

OCB Reprographics (large-format color and black-and-white output)
75847 Metropolitan Blvd. San Diego, 92108
619-297 -8300
Accepts digital files; has student discount; call for info
price example: color: $8.50 sq ft; black & white: 42.5 cents sq. ft.

UCSD Imprints (large-format color output; on campus; @ Price Center) 858-534-3020
Accepts digital files; call for details
Can only pay by check; no cash or credit cards

The Art Store 1844 India St.
San Diego, CA
1-619-687-0050
art supplies, colored papers, pres-down letters, mounting materials