tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post1815553744088139079..comments2023-04-29T04:20:59.629-05:00Comments on Dr. Zeek: Confessions of a self admitted Nerd Girl: Poster Virgin...Dr. Zeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629573911979369646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post-19691621149272582502010-07-05T09:19:20.890-05:002010-07-05T09:19:20.890-05:00Hey thanks for the advice!
I am finally getting t...Hey thanks for the advice!<br /><br />I am finally getting the hang of illustrator and the poster is starting to look like a real poster. We leave two weeks from yesterday, so I still have some times to tweak the layout (oh, and finish the writing part--all I have now is a bunch of tables/figures but man does it look pretty). I tell you though, the nerves are starting to kick in...Dr. Zeeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post-27843052927995627652010-07-04T16:27:43.919-05:002010-07-04T16:27:43.919-05:00This is probably too late for you current poster b...This is probably too late for you current poster but I wanted to tell you about this company I used for poster printing called phdposters.com. I too was a poster virgin until about a month ago and so I was looking for something I could use that would be light on my budget and they did a really great job. Their MAC-to-PC conversion caused a little headache at the start but the end product was good and I'll use them again. <br /><br />I actually assembled my whole poster in powerpoint by taking my illustrator/pdf figures and pasting them into a large ppt file that becomes the whole poster. I just set the dimensions of the ppt slide to half the final so that I could print the final at 200% and all would be cool. It worked out fantastically. I am also taking my poster to a conference soon so hopefully all the work will be worth it and people will stop by to chat. <br /><br />Good luck with your poster showing and hopefully you'll get lots of visitors!Beaker Half Fullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544254640302976535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post-2234018575052665142010-06-25T17:08:28.472-05:002010-06-25T17:08:28.472-05:00haha...there's always a first time eh?! I am b...haha...there's always a first time eh?! I am by no means a pro, but this is what I do:<br />I think it's best to make the poster, i.e., assemble the components, in illustrator. I find programs like Origin or IgorPro to be best for plots, although one may get away with Excel at times. I typically convert different program outputs to EPS and then open with illustrator. Although it's not the only way, this works for me. Finally, I convert the poster to PDF and check everything before I print. Good luck!Venkathttp://grippingcell.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com