Layout & Content
- Your poster should be created in Microsoft Powerpoint as a single slide, exactly 24" high x 48" wide to fit our display case.
- If needed, the Music Librarian can provide a template. Just contact me - sgerber@gmu.edu
- Your explanatory body text which tells your story should be about 200-300 words (An average reader or exhibit visitor can read this much material in 1 to 2 minutes.)
- Be sure to tell why your topic is significant!
- Cite your source(s). Do not plagiarize (copy somebody else’s words)!
Fonts
- Use Powerpoint’s default Calibri font (otherwise, the printed results are unpredictable if our computer doesn’t have your font).
- Suggested font sizes
- Main title = 108 point font (3 inches)
- Subtitle, byline, section heading = 80 point font (2.25 inches)
- Main body text = 36 point font (0.5 inch; sizes less than 36 point will not be easily readable)
Graphics
- Your poster must include at least one large graphic that helps tell your story.
- Graphic elements (photo, illustration, diagram, map, timeline, etc.) should be at least 10 or 12 inches high or wide for impact.
- Be sure to cite the source of your image(s).
Document Details, Deadline & Dates
- First, save your poster as a POWERPOINT FILE (.ppt). Second, save it as a .pdf file and email the .pdf as an attachment to sgerber@gmu.edu by November 19, 2018. Don’t print it!
- A panel of three judges will review the entries for content and design, and select the winners for notification by November 29.
- Mason Libraries will print the winners in our SP@RC Lab and exhibit them in the Music Library, 2600 Fenwick, from December 3, 2018 to February.15, 2019.
Questions | More Information
- Stop by and visit your friendly, approachable Music Librarian, Prof. Steve Gerber, 2604 Fenwick.
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