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How to make a poster.

You will find posters everywhere. They’re on the side of buildings, in shop windows, on the side of roads, on bus stops and even on buses!

Posters are mainly used to provide information, sell products or to advertise events.

There is lots of competition for people’s attention, so your poster needs to be eye-catching.

These youngsters are having a concert, and they need a poster to help promote their gig. Let’s give them a hand, shall we?

“One night only: Toxic Gerbil.”

That’s short, simple and catchy.

Then you need important information, like where and when the concert will take place.

We need bigger text and it would be worth adding in some colour, to make it stand out more.

Look, that person didn’t even notice it.

Fonts are important, and there are so many to choose from, you should take your time to select the right style, one that suits the design of your poster. The look and style need to appeal to the audience you have in mind. You can use different fonts, images and colours to design your poster to appeal to different audiences.

That’s more like it! Next, we want to add in some pictures to make the poster more attention grabbing. Lots of small images will make your poster seem cluttered. One big striking image is much better.

You see? It’s already grabbing peoples’ attention! It’s as simple as that to create a poster that will get your message across to your audience. And the more times that people see your poster, the more persuasive it can be.