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- 2. What makes agood poster?
- 3. You’re ready tomake a poster. The inspiration is flowing and you have a deadline to meet. But wait! Don’t start without reviewing these important poster design tips…
- 4. The User ComesFirst Before you even begin designing, ask yourself – What is the purpose of this poster? & For whom am I designing it? Am I selling something? Am I educating people? Am I promoting something? Who is my audience and what do I want them to get out of this?
- 5. Reduce Clutter Ideally, youwant your poster design to have one single feature item, that stands out and grabs the viewer’s attention. If your design has too many colors, too many textures or just too much “stuff,” that’s not going to happen. Instead, look at your design and ask yourself. What is the focus? Is it clear? Does it stand out?
- 7. Use Text Sparingly Aposter is all about grabbing someone’s attention Rely on graphics If you need to use text, do so sparingly and be sure to integrate it into the graphic itself.
- 8. Think Big Your designhas to be big and so does your resolution. Taking a 20 x 20 pixel .gif of your logo and blowing it up to 200 x 200 inches just doesn’t work. Work with large images
- 9. Make the postereasy to read… Select a background color that is not too intense. Use clear, simple graphics, pictures & text. Readability is how easily the ideas flow visually.
- 10. Use a simplephrase so people can remember it The phrase should be capitalized. It’s about awareness. Detailed information can be added with smaller letters. People tend to read the biggest and the top first.
- 11. Know the targetaudience Knowing your audience is very important. If the target audience is the 10-15 age group, the poster needs to be designed with a “kid” look. If the target audience is older teen or adults use artistic elements and creative typefaces.
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- 13. Poster Analysis (15 minutes) Small group or pairs Find a poster design you find interesting Use the Graphic Organizer to record information about the poster design Copy a jpeg of it to Mr. S flash drive Report findings to class
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