Elements of a Poster

How to create a visually appealing, and yet informative poster.

Get Their Attention: Have an image that grabs your eye, or a bold statement or question.

Use Symmetry and Balance: Fill the space without making it look cluttered.

Use Symmetry and Balance: Fill the space without making it look cluttered.

Make sure the title or purpose of the

poster is clear.

Keep it simple: Focus on one or two

major ideas – be clear on what you want your audience to know. All visuals and text must relate to the purpose.

Provide enough information to get your idea across, but not so

much that your audience needs to spend time

reading – be brief.

Get your message across: use effective fonts, or handwriting,

large enough to be seen, and appropriate images, appropriately

sized.

Use color effectively.

Use color effectively.

Use color effectively – black and white are considered colors, as well, in a poster

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Don’t ‘over design’ your poster –

Don’t ‘over design’ your poster –

Keep your lettering to one color – don’t go ‘Comcastic’!