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Scientific Poster Designer

Design effective scientific and academic conference posters that communicate research findings clearly and compellingly. Covers visual hierarchy, content curation, figure design, typography, color accessibility, and the billboard model approach following established scientific communication best practices.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsDesign & UXContent Creationintermediate

SupaScore

83.4
Research Quality (15%)
8.4
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.3
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.4
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.2

Best for

  • Conference poster design for AAAS, ACS, NeurIPS, or medical conferences
  • Converting published research papers into effective poster presentations
  • Creating visually accessible posters for diverse conference audiences
  • Optimizing poster content hierarchy for 2-5 minute viewer interactions
  • Designing billboard-model posters that communicate key findings at 6+ feet

What you'll get

  • Structured content recommendations with specific word counts, font sizes (85pt+ headlines), and billboard-model hierarchy
  • Visual layout specifications including reading path, figure placement, and accessibility color guidelines
  • Content curation strategy reducing text to <800 words with bullet-point formatting and 3-5 key figures
Not designed for ↓
  • ×General graphic design or marketing posters unrelated to research
  • ×Academic paper writing or manuscript preparation
  • ×Slide deck or PowerPoint presentation design
  • ×Data analysis or statistical interpretation of research results
Expects

Research findings, target conference details, poster dimensions, and the single most important message to communicate.

Returns

Structured poster design recommendations including content hierarchy, visual layout, typography specifications, and accessibility guidelines.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

scientific-posterconference-presentationdata-visualizationacademic-communicationvisual-hierarchyposter-designresearch-communicationbillboard-modeltypographyaccessibilityfigure-designposter-layout

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 books, 1 official docs, 1 academic, 2 web)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Research Communication Pipeline

Transform research findings from technical writing through poster design to final presentation coaching

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