How To Start Off A Good Poster Design

The worst thing that can happen when you design your own posters is when you just

look at that blank screen or canvass with nothing really on your mind and with no real preparations. You really need to prepare a lot of things before you can actually go off designing those color posters and do the appropriate poster printing. Without some good preparation, it will only lead to a lot of wasted time, as you figure out what to do with those posters, with no real significant results in the near future.

If you think you are having this problem, then you have to read this guide. I am going to teach you here how to start off a good poster design. Just follow the good habits and techniques below so that you can go on the right track with your color posters.

1. Brainstorm first and refine an idea The best thing to do first is to do some actual brainstorming. Do not brainstorm in front of your canvass or the PC. Go to a place that has a lot of creative inspiration and do your initial brainstorming there. You can take a sketchpad and then start brainstorming in the park for example.

Have others help you out and try to refine your ideas to a few distinct concepts. It is better to do all the hard creative thinking in the best creative environment possible. Once done, you should have a better and faster time designing your posters when you are already in front of your design computer.

2. Browse through current posters on display Another thing that you can do to prepare yourself for designing those color posters is to browse through the current posters displayed today. It is good to just see what the trends are in poster printing, as well as the different color schemes and themes that your potential rivals are using. This will not only help you realize how good you will need to be, but also you will know what you need to do differently so that you can be distinct and different from them. Believe me, this will help you go on the right direction with your color posters, even as you are just starting with the designs.

3. Use a poster template Of course, it is also very recommended that you use a poster template at the outset of your design. This will give you the necessary standard foundation for your draft so that it can be accepted readily by those poster printing companies. By getting those color poster templates, you will then have little to worry about compatibility as your drafts will always be set properly for poster printing.

4. Gather the best images you can find first Another good habit that should start you off good for your color poster designs is the act of gathering the best images first. Many designers take a lot of time in poster design because they do the layouts and the image editing at the same time. However, if you do manage the acquisition and editing first of your images, you can easily focus on that task first, making you more efficient at the job. So get all the needed photographs and graphics first before you really start your poster designs. In this way, your layout process will be a lot faster as you design those color posters.

5. Gather the best fonts you can find first Lastly, you might want to gather the best fonts that you can find first before starting off with your poster designs. Believe me, it is better to prepare those fonts and install them at the outset so that you wont lose momentum with your designs later on. Youll move a lot faster in designing those custom posters if all the fonts needed are already set in your design application.

Great! Now you know how to start off good with your color poster designs. Just try to do the suggestions above and you should be well on your way to a proper color poster layout that prints beautifully. Good luck!

by: Steve James Perkins

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