Posters are placards displayed in a public place announcing or advertising something. Posters are notices, advertisements, and invitations—all in one.
PURPOSE OF POSTERS
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.
- They must be drafted carefully to attract the attention of the readers, excite their imagination and influence their minds.
- Posters are read from a distance. Do not give many details in a poster. Highlight only important issue/issues.
1. Layout
- Visually attractive/Eye Catching
- Title-suggestive/catchy
- Use slogan, jingle or short verse
- Sketch or simple drawings
- Letters of different size and shape
- Proportionate spacing, etc
2. 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
3. Expression
- Phrases, slogans, persuasive language
- Creativity in terms of content and design
- Overall organisation and sequencing of the matter
- Observe word limit (usually 50)
Example 1
You are the Director of National Agriculture Organization, Jaipur. You have to make the people all over Rajasthan state aware of the necessity of conserving water and also how to do it. Design a suitable poster to be inserted in the newspapers as well as being put up at prominent places in the towns of Rajasthan.
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SAVE WATER, SAVE LIFE WATER IS PRECIOUS,
CONSERVE IT NOW!
ACT NOW! Every drop counts. Your small steps today will make a huge difference
for Rajasthan’s future! National Agriculture Organisation,
Jaipur |
Example 2
Design an attractive poster for an anti-smoking
campaign being held in your school on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day.
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Do not Smoke! Save Yourself
and Others Smoking saps
your strength, stamina and energy and Brings
ruin and death EVERY
CIGARETTE CUTS YOUR LIFE BY 5
MINUTES Do you want to
save your precious life? SAY NO TODAY
TO CIGARETTES |
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Issued By:
Ministry of Health, Govt. of India, New Delhi |
Example 3
You are Rahul
Singh studying in class XII of Saraswati Public School, Hapur. You want to
contest the election for the President of Student’s Council of your school. Design
a poster to appeal to students to vote for you.
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Let Your Voice
be Heard! Get Out And VOTE for RAHUL SINGH Only Who
Deserves Your Vote & Support As PRESIDENT (Student’s
Council) As
we all know that he is a True Friend Fine Orator Good Sportsman Intelligent Supportive Resourceful
And above all
a good worker for student’s welfare. |
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
- You are the Principal of an English medium primary school. Design a catchy poster to instill discipline in the children which can be put up in the classrooms.
- Design a poster for promoting the need for joining the Defense Services.
- Repeated floods in various flood-prone areas in India have resulted in unprecedented damage and destruction to both life and property. Educating people on the precautions to be taken is the need of the hour. Prepare a poster for creating this awareness.
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is organizing a science exhibition in your school. Make an attractive poster announcing the event and inviting the public to visit it.
- Public taps are always faulty, and a lot of water is wasted. Design a poster in not more than 50 words to make people aware of the need for saving water. You are Swati/ Sunny.
- As an educationist, you have noticed that the present generation has lost the habit of reading. Design a poster in not more than 50 words highlighting the importance of reading and the value of books.
- Write out a poster to announce the sale of old sports goods. Imagine yourself as the sports secretary.
