Visualize your Science

Always spell-check before printing your poster.

Yes again, one more time!

Typos can distract your audience and hurt your credibility, so we want to avoid them. Small mistakes sneak in easily and become harder to spot the more you stare at your own work.

When in doubt, ask a colleague to have a look with some fresh eyes!

If your PhD project relates to water, here are six ways to visualise it 💧

From invasive species and fish health to sustainable fisheries and antimicrobial resistance, scientists are tackling a wide range of water-related challenges. These posters from our former students show how water research helps protect ecosystems, support food production, and improve environmental monitoring.

Swipe through to discover the science, meet the researchers behind it, and enjoy their wonderful visuals.

Featured researchers:
Cristina Fernandez Garcia (Technical University of Denmark), Giulia Zarantonello (Technical University of Denmark) Hege Sande (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Hilde Hummel (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica), Magnus Andreasen (Technical University of Denmark), and Markus Johansson (Technical University of Denmark)

Which project are you most excited to learn about? Let us know below!

Don't let poor contrast ruin your poster!

High contrast makes it much easier to read your poster, so make sure to double-check that your:
🔹 text and illustrations are clearly separated from the background
🔹 lines, bars, and points are thick enough to be visible
🔹 text is readable from a distance

Follow these tips, and everyone will be able to read your poster properly.

If you've ever wondered whether hand-drawn illustrations belong on a scientific poster, this one answers that question.

Ulrika Ervander from the University of Gothenburg shows it can work beautifully. Hand-drawn elements give the poster a light and distinctive character, each process illustrated with clarity. The color scheme connects naturally to the study subjects, keeping the whole thing cohesive and inviting without losing scientific credibility. And yes, the same approach can work for presentations and graphical abstracts too.

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Use these tricks to estimate the real size from a computer screen 💻

Trick #1: "The 100% zoom"
Set the document size to your print size. Zoom in 100% and the computer will show the actual size!

Trick #2: "The digital A4".
Create a rectangle the size of your A0 poster. Then divide the size of it four times to create an A4-sized rectangle. Hover this rectangle around the poster to estimate sizes!

Trick #3: Test print
Of course, you can always test print the poster to make sure that everything's readable.

What happens when you go beyond the plotting software?

In the latest "Fix my Graph", we look at a line chart from a recent article in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change.

The original graph does its job and closely resembles a standard plotting-software output. However, just a few manual refinements make the figure easier to read and facilitate comparisons.

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