MAKING POSTERBasic Guideline for creating poster about

children Issue

SC PYP 5 February 2014

Ask the maker

• Observe the picture in previous slide. What question would you ask to the creator of this poster to help you understand more about it?

Example:• Why do you use mostly warm colors?• How did you get the inspiration?• What is the meaning of the yellow circle shape

in your poster?• etc.

Making it Visual, Verbal or Both?

Using shapes and forms creatively

Are they clear, memorable, dramatic?

Making Meaning with Colors

What are the main colors used in the poster? What makes you feel

Guiding audience with the lines

You can use implied lines to guide audience’s eyes to see the main object/ message in the poster.

Creating Proportion

When elements are out of proportion, they tend to look awkward or unbalanced.

Balancing your design

Symmetrical Balance

Assymetrical Balance by color, by value, by shape, by texture, by eyes direction (lines)

Less is More

1.

What are the main colors used in the poster?

What makes you feel?

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2.

What shapes and forms (if any) are used in the

poster?

How are they? Are they clear, memorable,

dramatic ?

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3.

Are the lines in the poster direct your attention as

viewers? How?

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4. Are the messages in the poster primarily visual, verbal, or both?___________________________________________________________________________

5. Who do you think is the intended audience for the poster?___________________________________________________________________________

6.

What does the poster maker hope the audience will

do?

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7. What do you think about the balance of the design? How are the space used?Do they create impression of equality of weight and importance___________________________________________________________________________

8. The most effective posters use elements that are unusual, simple, and direct. Is this an effective poster?___________________________________________________________________________

Answer this question to analyze the poster

Create your own PosterUse SCAMPER to design your own poster using poster sample