Additional resources

Blog 

Better Posters - A blog by Zen Faulkes featurings tips and poster critiques.

Web

The Art of the Scientific Poster - presentation

Scientific Poster Design - presentation

Video tutorials

How to make an Academic Poster - Series of tutorials including "How to create a Poster using InDesign"

Shortcut keys

Adobe e.g. Illustrator

Microsoft e.g. PowerPoint, Publisher