Poster

poster

 A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be used for many purposes. They are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians and films), propagandists, protestors and other groups trying to communicate a message. Posters are also used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to original artwork.

How to Make a Great Poster

: Ideas and tips to make a professional poster.

1.

People have to read it

. Use big letters, suggested fonts are 36 or 48 for text and

72 or bigger for titles. It may seem like the type is large enough, but beware. As a

rule people should be able to read your

poster from four feet away, and the title

should be able to be read from at least ten feet away.

2.

Don’t challenge people’s eyes

. If you choose to use a background, use a light

colored background and dark letters for

contrast. Avoid dark backgrounds with

light letters - very tiring to read. Don’t ma

ke small pictures really big, they will

show the pixels instead of the image, and it’s distracting. Don’t use funky font,

there’s a reason Times New Roman and Arial fonts are used commonly, because

they are easy to read.

3.

If you’re presenting your poster

don't read the poster

to the audience

.

Instead,

give the big picture of what you did, e

xplain why the subject is important, and use

the graphics to illustrate and support your key points.

4.

Setup

is important

- Balance the placement of text and graphics making it

visually attractive. Use white space creatively to define the flow of information.

Column format makes poster easier to read in a crowd. Your graphs should look

professional and have

labels. Determine how big your poster really needs to be,

just because you can print a big poster doesn’t always mean you always should.

Check how much information you have, and then think about what size you

should use.

5.

Take time in your creation

. This is a poster about so

mething you have taking the

time to study, take the time to pres

ent your information professionally.

Spell

Check.

Proofread. Get feedback before printing.

Take time

to make a practice

poster (maybe not even about the subject your presenting on), this will help you

get used to the tools of making better poste

rs. If you take the time to make your

poster interesting, people might just get interested

 example of poster :