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Poster Making: Purpose of Posters

The document provides guidance on creating effective posters. It explains that posters should attract attention from a distance using visual elements like color, size variation in letters, simple drawings and spacing. Posters aim to create awareness about issues or advertise events through catchy titles, slogans, and essential details in a limited number of words. When designing a poster, the layout must be eye-catching while the content highlights the main theme and expression uses persuasive language and creativity. Examples provided ask readers to design posters for coaching announcements, a school play, and a tree planting campaign.

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Poster Making: Purpose of Posters

The document provides guidance on creating effective posters. It explains that posters should attract attention from a distance using visual elements like color, size variation in letters, simple drawings and spacing. Posters aim to create awareness about issues or advertise events through catchy titles, slogans, and essential details in a limited number of words. When designing a poster, the layout must be eye-catching while the content highlights the main theme and expression uses persuasive language and creativity. Examples provided ask readers to design posters for coaching announcements, a school play, and a tree planting campaign.

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  • Purpose and Drafting of Posters
  • Educational Poster Example
  • Cultural Event Poster Example
  • Environmental Campaign Poster Example

Poster making

PURPOSE OF POSTERS
A poster is the visually colourful version than a notice. In which wordings should be
arranged in a dramatic style rather than paragraph.
The purpose of designing a poster is either to create social awareness about issues related
to current problems and needs, or to advertise or even to extend public invitations and
display notices.

DRAFTING POSTERS
Posters should be colourful, attractive and tempting.
(i) They must be drafted carefully to attract the attention of the readers, excite their
imagination and influence their minds.
(ii) Posters are read from a distance. Do not give many details in a poster. Highlight only
important issue/issues.
MAIN FEATURES OF A POSTER
(a) Layout

 Visually attractive/Eye Catching.


 Title-suggestive/catchy.
 Use slogan, jingle or short verse.
 Sketch or simple drawings (optional)
 Letters of different size and shape.
 Appropriate spacing.
 Draw a border.

(b) Contents

 The theme or subject of the poster


 Description or details associated with the theme
 Essential details like time, date, venue (for an event)
 Name(s) of issuing authority/organisation, etc

(c) Expression

 Phrases, slogans, persuasive language


 Creativity in terms of content and design
 Overall organisation and sequencing of the matter
 Observe word limit (usually 50)
As the manager of ‘Excellent Coaching Centre’ run by you, prepare a poster calling the attention
of students desirous of attending IIT, CPMT coaching to join your coaching centre. ( Educational
Topic)
As Cultural Secretary of Ryan’s International School, Gurgaon, design a poster to announce the
staging of a play in your school. (Sports and Games Topic)
Design a poster to launch ‘Tree Plantation Campaign’ in the area surrounding your school.
(General topic)

Poster making PURPOSE OF POSTERS A poster is the visually colourful version than a notice. In which wordings should be arran
As the manager of ‘Excellent Coaching Centre’ run by you, prepare a poster calling the attention of students desirous of att
As Cultural Secretary of Ryan’s International School, Gurgaon, design a poster to announce the staging of a play in your sch
Design a poster to launch ‘Tree Plantation Campaign’ in the area surrounding your school. (General topic)

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