Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Criteria For A good Poster

  1. A successful poster should have the ability to engage the audience and relay a message in a memerable way.
  2. A big design will grab alot of attention. its important that the text could be easily read at a glance and from a distance.
  3. Stay focused on the message. don't do a bunch of unnecessary design elements and text.
  4. Your poster should have contrasting colors that do not blend in with the posters surroundings.
  5. Be different. Do a poster that is different from anything else.
  6. Use your poster skills to attract the audience or reader towards it.
  7. What you are showing in your poster should be obvious in your design, whether it be getting someone to call a number, or switching to green energy, for example.
  8. Think about your audience and where your poster will be displayed.
  9. A poster is more than a headline and image on a big piece of paper.
  10. Poster design should be short and sweet.
  11. Good structure. It’s important to know which elements will burden the focus of attention. Size, color, and position may change the focus of the elements.
  12. Negative or positive diagonals, horizontal or verticals are also included in structure.
  13. The typography should convey the same idea as the design.

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