FIGURE 3.21
One style approach might be to counteract the audio-visual chaos at conference poster events
with a map that provides a modicum of calmness and sanity.
FIGURE 3.22
Dark colors provide drama for otherwise boring offie walls.
How about creating a map for your workgroup that will be put on a gray
cubicle wall within eye-shot of everyone walking by (including your boss)?
Using candy-shop colors would brighten the gray cubicle wall and provide
visual relief for those passing by (see Figure 3.23). Of course, an actual jar of
candy sitting nearby could also serve your cause well!
ndy sitting nearby could also serve your cause well!
Finally, consider your subject. Who is your audience? Tailoring the style
to the audience’s expectations can lead to a successfully received layout. For
example, although you may not be in the medical fild yourself, perhaps
you are tasked with creating a poster of some health data for an upcoming
medical conference. Instead of creating the layout in the same style as you
have for other types of presentations, you can research the style that people
in the medical fild are accustomed to seeing. This might lead you to add in