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Poster Making: A Guide for Class XI

This document provides guidance on creating effective posters. It outlines the learning outcomes of poster making such as organizing ideas aesthetically and using poster making as a tool for visual communication. It discusses the appropriate style and format for planning an effective poster presentation. The document then describes the key components of an effective poster such as layout, visuals, catchy title, fonts, and content. It explains that posters should be brief, clear, attractive and use visuals and content sequencing effectively. Sample poster assignment questions are also provided.

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Poster Making: A Guide for Class XI

This document provides guidance on creating effective posters. It outlines the learning outcomes of poster making such as organizing ideas aesthetically and using poster making as a tool for visual communication. It discusses the appropriate style and format for planning an effective poster presentation. The document then describes the key components of an effective poster such as layout, visuals, catchy title, fonts, and content. It explains that posters should be brief, clear, attractive and use visuals and content sequencing effectively. Sample poster assignment questions are also provided.

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POSTER MAKING

Class XI
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• organize ideas aesthetically and relevantly.
• appraise the significance of poster making as an
effective tool for Visual Communication.
• identify and explain the appropriate style and
format in order to plan a proper poster
presentation.
Marking Scheme
Total Marks: 3
FORMAT : 1 mark

CONTENT: 1 mark

EXPRESSION : 1 mark
POSTER

• Posters are an amalgamation of :


• Notices
• Advertisements
• and Invitations
• These are designed to create:
• Social awareness about current issues
• To extend public invitations
Classification of Posters

Posters can broadly be classified into the following


categories:
• Cultural Show/Exhibition/Seminar/Workshop/Fair/Fete etc.
• Educational and Student’s Activities
• Social Theme/Problems
Components of a Poster

Layout • essential details, for example, date,


time, venue
• visual
• names, i.e., issuing authority,
• catchy title organisers
• sketch or simple visuals
• Expression
• fonts of different shapes and sizes
• organising and sequencing of content
Content • appropriate language
• theme/subject • creativity (language and design)
• description/details related to the • Posters recreate the basic moods and
theme styles
Main Features of Poster
• Brevity
• Clarity
• Attractiveness
• Visuals
• Content in a proper sequence
• Contact details.
• Interesting details
• The name and address of the issuing organization must be clear.
• Catchy slogans and captions
Sample Questions

You are the President of the Army Wives Welfare Association, which is organizing
a fete for the children in the cantonment area. Draft a poster to inform as many
people as you can about the event.

Issued by- Army Wives Welfare Association


You are the school librarian of St. Thomas School. You have been asked to design a poster in not
more than 50 words about the availability of books on various subjects in the school library.

Issued by – Library Head St.Thomas School


HOMEWORK QUESTIONS
• On the occasion of World
• As Cultural Secretary of Ryan Heritage Day, design a
International School, poster highlighting the need
Gurgaon, design a poster to to preserve the monuments
announce the staging of a of our country. You are
play in your school. You are Aman/Amina, the President
Riya/Raghav. of the Social Science Club.
(BT-3&4 Analyze and Apply) BT-3&4 Analyze and Apply)

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