Check out examples of real posters to get ideas that may work for you.
Edinburgh Napier University student success how-to guide for academic posters.
Colin Purrington, a PhD and former professor, breaks down how to design conference posters and a list of do's and don'ts.
Contains tips on design issues as well as sample posters and templates. From the "Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science" web site at Pennsylvania State University.
Poster design tips from Gary Ritchison at Eastern Kentucky University.
Browse thousands of examples of real conference posters for biology and medicine that have been deposited with F1000.
University of Guelph, Integrative Biology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2011/2012. Covers preparation, design principles, software guide, and a checklist for assessing your poster.
University at Buffalo research guide by Fred Stoss, Biological Sciences Librarian.
View posters with evaluative comments from the Creating Effective Poster Presentations web site by George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, and Leon Liegel.