Reply #5: can you do maybe a light blue (almost gray) for the background, [View All]

[Flaxbee]

with a stronger blue for the headers? Or some sort of light (like, "sea foam") green with dark green or blue headers?

Take a look at the DU screen and see if any of the colors appeal to you - the blues, or the mustard-y yellow/tan, the light gray background, etc., and see if any of the combinations please you.

I take it you're not being evaluated on the design of the poster, only the content? Are you going for easy-on-the-eyes so people can read it w/o too much visual contrast? Or is the poster supposed to "pop" and reach out and grab someone's attention?

Depending on what the poster is supposed to do, you'll need different color schemes. I've just always found light blue backgrounds to be soothing, allowing me to focus on the text...