The document outlines the schedule and activities for a think-tank workshop on formulating poster propositions and constructing posters. The day-long workshop includes sessions on developing poster titles from postcards, techniques for abstracts and posters, exchanging abstracts in pairs, roughing out poster designs, formulating propositions, finalizing posters, and 5-minute poster presentations by participants.

1. Think-Tank
Graduate school • TU Delft • December 9, 2011
Formulating propositions drawing abstracts constructing posters
Dr. Ir. Ianus Keller
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering

2. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (includes a break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
Challenge the future 2

3. Challenge the future 4

4. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

5. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

6. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

7. Gebruikt
Ianus Keller • For Inspiration Only • www.forinspirationonly.com
Gadgets & Games • 26 mei 2011 • Teylers Museum, Haarlem

10. “We become what
we behold.
We shape our tools
and thereafter
our tools shape us.”

11. “We become what
we behold.
We shape our tools
and thereafter
our tools shape us.”

12. “We become what
we behold.
We shape our tools
and thereafter
our tools shape us.”

13. “We become what
we behold.
We shape our tools
and thereafter
our tools shape us.”

14. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (includes a break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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15. Take your postcard, take
a part of your research
that you want to talk
about.
Combine those to create a
provocative title for a
poster.

16. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (includes a break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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17. Drawing abstracts
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
resource/706/1/
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/ewpeter/
geo361/scientific%20abstracts.pdf
http://www.ece.cmu.edu/
~koopman/essays/abstract.html

18. Constructing
posters
Attention
Interest
Desire
Action
http://andrewkelsall.com/a-i-d-a-
how-10-fantastic-poster-designs-
conform-aida/

24. Think-tank
Think of your audience
And tank them with your message

25. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

26. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

27. EARLY
PARENTHOOD

31. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (incl. break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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32. Team up in pairs, show the
postcard and your title and
discuss each other’s
research topic for five
minutes.
Take a break and a walk.
Come back and make an
abstract for one another.

33. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (incl. break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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34. Take the ingredients so
far: title, abstract (and
postcard if you want).
Make a rough diagram of
your poster, not about
design but ingredients.
Play around with their size
and location.

35. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (incl. break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
Challenge the future 28

36. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (includes a break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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37. Formulating
propositions
(dutch tradition)
http://www.nederlands.nl/
nedermap/stellingen
http://twitter.com/
Collecting

38. Formulating
propositions
(dutch tradition)
http://www.nederlands.nl/
nedermap/stellingen
http://twitter.com/
Collecting

39. Formulating
propositions
(dutch tradition)
http://www.nederlands.nl/
nedermap/stellingen
http://twitter.com/
Collecting

40. Trial and error
blogger.com/profile/812
August 1999 August 1999
flickr.com/ianus/10714
February 2004 March 2004
twitter.com/ianus/10282
March 2006 July 2006

41. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (incl. break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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42. Further define the
elements that you want on
your poster.
Take another look and try
to think about how the
tools shape the result.
Reshuffle, hang it up and
think about your 5 min.
presentation.

43. Program for today
•09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
•09:30 - 10:00 From postcard to poster title
•10:00 - 10:30 Some techniques and experiences
•10:30 - 11:30 Poster abstract exchange (incl. break)
•11:30 - 12:30 Roughing out a poster
•12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
•13:30 - 13:45 Proposition 8
•13:45 - 14:15 Finalizing rough poster
•14:15 - 15:00 Poster presentation
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44. Everyone gets
5 minutes.
We also need to evaluate
and do paperwork.

45. Thanks and all the best!

46. Gebruikt
Ianus Keller • For Inspiration Only • www.forinspirationonly.com
Gadgets & Games • 26 mei 2011 • Teylers Museum, Haarlem