Guidelines for Courses Participating in Design Day
If you are teaching or directing a course participating in Design Day via poster presentations, platform presentations, or an online design gallery, see the information below. Please confirm your department/center logistics lead(s) which of your courses are participating by March 9.
For Online Design Gallery Participation
Regardless of participation in poster or platform presentations, we welcome all projects to celebrate their work through the online Design Project Gallery. All online submissions are reviewed and approved by event staff. To see the required and optional fields, please visit our Student and Teams webpage. Online submissions may be completed by course faculty, TAs or students. Note that only the submitter will have edited access to the submission. We recommend faculty include an online Design Project Gallery submission as a course deliverable.
April 20
Last day to submit entries to the online Design Gallery for guaranteed viewing on Design Day
For Poster Presentation Participation
To properly plan for the poster session layout, space, power, table and other needs, the following deadlines have been set for poster information.
March 9
- Total number of posters per course
- Total (max) number of students per poster (can be an estimate, must be confirmed by April 1). This information is used to set the poster size for each team.
Groups of 1-2
Small Vertical Poster
30″ x 42″ (2.5′ x 3.5′)
Groups of 3-4
Medium Horizontal Poster
42″ x 31.5″ (3.5′ x 2.6′)
Groups of 5+
Large Horizontal Poster
64.5″ x 42″ (5.4′ x 3.5′)
April 1
- Final Poster titles, student names
- Final number of students per poster
- Final table/electric/prototype needs
April 20
Recommended posters printed
See below for resources for printing posters. Poster drop-off in Wyman N125. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5.pm.
April 24
Last day to drop posters off to Wyman N125 to be hung by event staff (Office opens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
April 27
Poster set-up in Bob Scott Gym from noon – 4 p.m.; all posters not dropped off by Friday must be dropped off during this time
For Platform Presentation Participation
Platform presentations are managed by department, center or courses. To participate in platform presentation, please note the deadlines below.
March 9
Provide list of which presentations are open vs. closed
Provide A/V needs
April 1
All final presentation needs due
Some vendors previously used for JHU student poster printing include:
Additional JHU Resources
Center for Media and Technology Solutions (CMTS)
The Center for Media and Technology Solutions supports AV needs for Design Day.
Life Design Lab
The Life Design Lab organizes events supporting storytelling, professional presentation, and best practices for showcasing research, academic, and design work.
Center for Leadership Education Technical Communication Lab (TCL)
The CLE Technical Communication Lab provides consultation and support for written, oral, and visual presentations including posters and slides.
Schedule a class visit from the TCL here: Class Visits – Design Day Workshop:
This up to 30-minute workshop from the TCL will focus on helping students narrow their content, prepare a visually appealing poster, and develop a short summary of their project for JHU’s Design Day. Please click the link to see available times on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.