LabCanvas Research Poster: conference posters that arrange themselves

LabCanvas Research Poster makes conference posters from blocks: a title, sections, figures, a key finding, a big number, references, a QR code and contact details. The blocks stack in columns and lay out their own text, so when you drag a block to another column or between two others the poster re-arranges itself, and when you resize a block its text re-flows. Posters export as a vector PDF at their printed size.

Three finished posters

Each sample is a complete A0 poster with illustrations, molecules and graphs, and opens as your own copy.

Blocks instead of text boxes

A poster in a general drawing program is a page of loose text boxes: shorten one paragraph and everything below it has to be moved by hand. In Research Poster each section is a block that knows its column. Blocks grow with their text and the blocks below move down; drop a block into another column and both columns re-stack.

Themes and styles

Pick a colour theme (Ocean, Teal, Graphite, Sunset, Forest, Plum, Crimson, Midnight) and a block style (cards, outline, minimal, tinted or banner), and every block restyles at once. Fonts, margins, gutters and the number of columns are page settings.

How to make a poster

1. Open Research Poster and choose a size and template.
2. Double-click any text to write; blocks grow and the columns re-stack.
3. Drag blocks from the Blocks panel onto the poster; drop images onto figure blocks.
4. Use the Library (Shift+O) for science objects, and paste graphs from Graphs & statistics.
5. Pick a theme and block style, then Export a vector PDF at the printed size.

Writing for a poster

• State the finding in the title, not just the topic.
• Keep sections to a few short bullet points: people read posters from two metres away.
• One key finding block with the main result in plain language.
• Large figures with large labels; check the printed size before you export.