What's a word you think of when you read "science poster"? Boring? Overwhelming? Wall of text?
Mike Morrison's challenged that ever since he put out his first "Better Poster" and his Water Whys UA Visual SciComm Seminar is now out on YouTube! youtu.be/MfYLpB0irOo
#BetterPoster #SciComm #research
Mike Morrison's challenged that ever since he put out his first "Better Poster" and his Water Whys UA Visual SciComm Seminar is now out on YouTube! youtu.be/MfYLpB0irOo
#BetterPoster #SciComm #research
Design, for Scientists: Help people pay attention to research and love it
YouTube video by Water Whys
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August 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
What's a word you think of when you read "science poster"? Boring? Overwhelming? Wall of text?
Mike Morrison's challenged that ever since he put out his first "Better Poster" and his Water Whys UA Visual SciComm Seminar is now out on YouTube! youtu.be/MfYLpB0irOo
#BetterPoster #SciComm #research
Mike Morrison's challenged that ever since he put out his first "Better Poster" and his Water Whys UA Visual SciComm Seminar is now out on YouTube! youtu.be/MfYLpB0irOo
#BetterPoster #SciComm #research
I don’t know @mikemorrison. I’ve never met @mikemorrison. I wouldn’t know him if I ran into him on the street or in a coffee shop.
But he’s the most famous person on my @Twitter feed.
#BetterPoster
But he’s the most famous person on my @Twitter feed.
#BetterPoster
December 2, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I don’t know @mikemorrison. I’ve never met @mikemorrison. I wouldn’t know him if I ran into him on the street or in a coffee shop.
But he’s the most famous person on my @Twitter feed.
#BetterPoster
But he’s the most famous person on my @Twitter feed.
#BetterPoster
.@IUIntMed @IUSMDeptMed resident Russell Purpura with new #BetterPoster design at #ATS2019- dropping knowledge about Rhodococcus Equi.
#Malakoplakia
@mikemorrison
#Malakoplakia
@mikemorrison
December 2, 2024 at 8:05 PM
.@IUIntMed @IUSMDeptMed resident Russell Purpura with new #BetterPoster design at #ATS2019- dropping knowledge about Rhodococcus Equi.
#Malakoplakia
@mikemorrison
#Malakoplakia
@mikemorrison
Hey, @mikemorrison- could easily use scholarworks as a repository for poster/data/supplementary material and it generates a url that can easily be attached to a QR code for #betterposter.
December 2, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Hey, @mikemorrison- could easily use scholarworks as a repository for poster/data/supplementary material and it generates a url that can easily be attached to a QR code for #betterposter.
Reminder for anyone who is designing posters for scientific meetings
Poster design is important
The #betterposter design by @mikemorrison is a FAR better way to get your poster point across than the usual design
Worth watching this video
#medtwitter
https://youtu.be/SYk29tnxASs
Poster design is important
The #betterposter design by @mikemorrison is a FAR better way to get your poster point across than the usual design
Worth watching this video
#medtwitter
https://youtu.be/SYk29tnxASs
December 1, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Reminder for anyone who is designing posters for scientific meetings
Poster design is important
The #betterposter design by @mikemorrison is a FAR better way to get your poster point across than the usual design
Worth watching this video
#medtwitter
https://youtu.be/SYk29tnxASs
Poster design is important
The #betterposter design by @mikemorrison is a FAR better way to get your poster point across than the usual design
Worth watching this video
#medtwitter
https://youtu.be/SYk29tnxASs
A neat #scicomm resource to help you create a more efficient and effective scientific poster. Our @ibiology team has used #betterposter successfully. Have you tried this template? What do you think? https://youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58
March 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A neat #scicomm resource to help you create a more efficient and effective scientific poster. Our @ibiology team has used #betterposter successfully. Have you tried this template? What do you think? https://youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58
anyone have pictures of their recent poster using the #betterposter design? specifically related to eco evo or env sci? (looking for some examples to show future students!)
December 27, 2024 at 10:12 PM
anyone have pictures of their recent poster using the #betterposter design? specifically related to eco evo or env sci? (looking for some examples to show future students!)
יש שני סרטונים. זה הראשון. הוא די מצחיק.
youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58?...
youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58?...
How to create a better research poster in less time (#betterposter Generation 1)
YouTube video by Mike Morrison, PhD
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November 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
יש שני סרטונים. זה הראשון. הוא די מצחיק.
youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58?...
youtu.be/1RwJbhkCA58?...
I was able to find this. These posters started popping up everywhere somehow when they were introduced as an ideal template
Fixing academic posters: the #BetterPoster approach
How can we make academic posters clear, concise, and quick without sacrificing information?
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June 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I was able to find this. These posters started popping up everywhere somehow when they were introduced as an ideal template
it kinda weirds me out how academics fully embraced and endorsed the exceptionally boring and repetitive 'betterposter' format a few years back but complain about ai use in academic presentations today. many of the current criticisms would have applied there as well.
June 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
it kinda weirds me out how academics fully embraced and endorsed the exceptionally boring and repetitive 'betterposter' format a few years back but complain about ai use in academic presentations today. many of the current criticisms would have applied there as well.
Students starting to work on posters for #GSA2023, time to discuss some best practices! Really enjoying reading about the #betterposter movement-- the video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...) and the file with examples, best practices, etc. (osf.io/6ua4k) has been super helpful.
How to create a better research poster in less time (#betterposter Generation 2).
TEMPLATES HERE: https://osf.io/6ua4k/The traditional approach to research posters is ineffective. Watch this video to learn how to create new, evidence-based...
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August 28, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Students starting to work on posters for #GSA2023, time to discuss some best practices! Really enjoying reading about the #betterposter movement-- the video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...) and the file with examples, best practices, etc. (osf.io/6ua4k) has been super helpful.
CONFERENCES.
how to give a talk; which conferences do lab members usually attend and why; technology considerations surrounding visualizations; data considerations for work-in-progress; discussion of #betterposter or #worseposter, etc
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how to give a talk; which conferences do lab members usually attend and why; technology considerations surrounding visualizations; data considerations for work-in-progress; discussion of #betterposter or #worseposter, etc
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June 15, 2019 at 3:24 AM
CONFERENCES.
how to give a talk; which conferences do lab members usually attend and why; technology considerations surrounding visualizations; data considerations for work-in-progress; discussion of #betterposter or #worseposter, etc
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how to give a talk; which conferences do lab members usually attend and why; technology considerations surrounding visualizations; data considerations for work-in-progress; discussion of #betterposter or #worseposter, etc
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This is brilliant!! I sure am going to try this approach in the future! #betterposter #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #phdlife
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January 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is brilliant!! I sure am going to try this approach in the future! #betterposter #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #phdlife
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My kids’ idea for a #betterposter: more glitter.
December 15, 2024 at 6:29 PM
My kids’ idea for a #betterposter: more glitter.
How do you all manage to condense your research into a #betterposter? Seriously, dropping all the crucial little details of methods and results is just cruel.... even knowing that nobody will ever read them...I can. not. shorten.
January 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How do you all manage to condense your research into a #betterposter? Seriously, dropping all the crucial little details of methods and results is just cruel.... even knowing that nobody will ever read them...I can. not. shorten.
What makes a "good" poster? One that serves the purpose of having a poster, which is to facilitate conversations about your work with colleagues, and delivering info to those strolling by.
The "Better Poster" design, for example, is quite effective
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
The "Better Poster" design, for example, is quite effective
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
How to create a better research poster in less time (#betterposter Generation 1)
YouTube video by Mike Morrison, PhD
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:40 PM
What makes a "good" poster? One that serves the purpose of having a poster, which is to facilitate conversations about your work with colleagues, and delivering info to those strolling by.
The "Better Poster" design, for example, is quite effective
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
The "Better Poster" design, for example, is quite effective
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
I'm sure you and everybody else is aware of this, but a lot of students don't know about the "better poster design" by Mike Morrison. It's fantastic and easy to use for presenting!
Gen 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
Gen 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
Gen 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
Gen 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
How to create a better research poster in less time (#betterposter Generation 1)
Template here: https://osf.io/ef53g/ | Examples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikemorrisonEvery field in science uses the same, old, wall-of-text poster de...
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May 18, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I'm sure you and everybody else is aware of this, but a lot of students don't know about the "better poster design" by Mike Morrison. It's fantastic and easy to use for presenting!
Gen 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
Gen 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
Gen 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJ...
Gen 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
📢 Curvenote Hires @mikemorrison to help redesign science communication
Mike has helped millions of researchers through #betterposter presentations. All of us @curvenote are excited for #betterpaper's and #betterscience. 🚀
Read the press release:
https://buff.ly/3LaP6oN
Mike has helped millions of researchers through #betterposter presentations. All of us @curvenote are excited for #betterpaper's and #betterscience. 🚀
Read the press release:
https://buff.ly/3LaP6oN
November 26, 2024 at 6:48 PM
📢 Curvenote Hires @mikemorrison to help redesign science communication
Mike has helped millions of researchers through #betterposter presentations. All of us @curvenote are excited for #betterpaper's and #betterscience. 🚀
Read the press release:
https://buff.ly/3LaP6oN
Mike has helped millions of researchers through #betterposter presentations. All of us @curvenote are excited for #betterpaper's and #betterscience. 🚀
Read the press release:
https://buff.ly/3LaP6oN
Maybe interesting on this topic is this vid by Mike Morrison, who is advocating for a design called #betterposter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
How to create a better research poster in less time (#betterposter Generation 2).
YouTube video by Mike Morrison, PhD
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Maybe interesting on this topic is this vid by Mike Morrison, who is advocating for a design called #betterposter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYk2...
Yeah, your #betterposter just works! 🙌
March 24, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Yeah, your #betterposter just works! 🙌
If you need a template for a conference poster, here are five. Please help yourself. 🧪 #AcademicSky colinpurrington.com/2019/06/temp...
Templates for better posters »
There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint t...
colinpurrington.com
September 24, 2023 at 2:46 PM
If you need a template for a conference poster, here are five. Please help yourself. 🧪 #AcademicSky colinpurrington.com/2019/06/temp...
As of 2024, how do you preferably create a conference poster? Used PowerPoint before, not gonna lie. open to suggestions, even if it means learning new stuff.
Bonus question: did anyone try the „betterposter“ design and could share real life experience?
#academicchatter #science #scicomm #academia
Bonus question: did anyone try the „betterposter“ design and could share real life experience?
#academicchatter #science #scicomm #academia
April 24, 2024 at 6:35 PM
As of 2024, how do you preferably create a conference poster? Used PowerPoint before, not gonna lie. open to suggestions, even if it means learning new stuff.
Bonus question: did anyone try the „betterposter“ design and could share real life experience?
#academicchatter #science #scicomm #academia
Bonus question: did anyone try the „betterposter“ design and could share real life experience?
#academicchatter #science #scicomm #academia
I feel like the majority of academics I know strongly disagreed with the "betterposter" format and talked about how it was awful. Could be variation between fields?
June 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I feel like the majority of academics I know strongly disagreed with the "betterposter" format and talked about how it was awful. Could be variation between fields?
This study of 94 participants found no significant difference in overall knowledge transfer between traditional and newer poster designs such as "BetterPoster". However, the BetterPoster format was found to improve knowledge related to key concepts of the case: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This study of 94 participants found no significant difference in overall knowledge transfer between traditional and newer poster designs such as "BetterPoster". However, the BetterPoster format was found to improve knowledge related to key concepts of the case: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...