Research Poster Resources
The Department of Biomedical Engineering has a photographic-quality printer exclusively for printing posters for research conferences and presentations for biomedical engineering students and faculty. To utilize printing services, please carefully review all guidelines and printing information.
Poster Guidelines
Please review these guidelines to ensure that research posters reflect the brand standards of the Cockrell School of Engineering and UT Austin.
Your poster should be created at 36” x 24” (landscape) if it will be used at an event sponsored by the BME Department. Posters that will be used at conferences and events outside the department can be larger, but are limited to a width of 42 inches (landscape).
Format posters as a high-resolution print-ready PDF (export to the highest resolution available).
White is recommended for the background. Be sure to include a margin/border of at least 1″ on all sides of your poster.
Use the highest resolution possible for all images. 300 dpi is preferred, but we also accept eps images since they are scalable.
- Head/Sub Heads: Arial Bold
- Body Text: Adobe Garamond or Arial
Posters can have a variety of colors. For suggestions on colors to use in sidebars, charts, graphs, etc., the Cockrell School has a list of approved colors to complement University branding in the Cockrell School Visual Brand Standards Guide.
- For posters, you may use the BME Department, Cockrell School or UT Austin wordmarks. Do NOT use the UT seal or Bevo.
- The UT Austin wordmarks are available online. Please note, these wordmarks have been specially drawn and spaced and must never be redrawn or changed. Remember to use CMYK versions for files that will be printed, and RGB versions for files that will be used digitally.
- **Do NOT use the Longhorn Silhouette or University/UT System seals on research posters. Their use is not approved for research posters. Use of the Longhorn Silhouette or UT Austin Seal MUST be approved by the Office of Trademarks and Licensing.**
Poster Printing
Please review the poster guidelines above before submitting a poster for printing. If these guidelines are not met, the BME Department may be unable to provide printing services.
Requests for printing should be emailed to bme.store@austin.utexas.edu. Requests are processed in the order they are received. Our team will reply to your email request when the poster is ready to pick up or if any additional information is needed.
Additional Printing Information
- Posters are formatted in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe PDF
- The department printer uses a 42-inch-wide photo satin roll paper
- Submitted posters should be finalized. We do not print proofs or drafts
- Allow at least two business days to print your poster
- Include in your email request the dimensions (in inches) of your poster