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 ===== Designing Posters =====
   *Get a template from a lab mate.
-  *The name of the presenting author (first and last) should be underlined. Consider putting a photo of the author on the poster.
+  *The name of the presenting author (first and last) should be underlined. Consider using a photo of the author on the poster (so that people at the conference can find you).
-  *Try not to exceed 250 words (about the length of an abstract). The poster should not be a wall of text. It should be mostly images and graphs.
+  *Try not to exceed 300 words on a poster (about the length of an abstract). The poster should not be a wall of text. It should be mostly images and graphs.
   *At the top of the poster, state the main message of the poster: One or two sentences that will be easy for someone to read as they are walking past.
   *A good "user-experience design" means a poster with a low interaction cost, low cognitive load, strong information scent, and a dash of fun stuff).