I am making a poster for a school election and I was wondering what makes a poster eye catching , but it still has to be able to be hung on a wall with tape.
2006-08-31 12:36:29 · 19 answers · asked by mapletreebymywindow 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
I ran for president at my school last year, it was a great idea to put a crazy picture of your self on the poster, or bright and shiny letters. If people know you .. they'll think its funny, if not, they'll get to know you a little better and will remeber you when elections come around.
2006-08-31 12:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use either complimenting or contrasting colors that work well together. None of the "Look! My poster colors clash!" nonsense (I see a lot of that where I am.) you want someone to look at your poster and be intrigued by it, interested to know more about you (or whoever it is that's running, I'm going to suppose that it's you).
Bright, bold colors work well. Also make sure that your poster's layout makes sense. If thereis one component that distracts too much from the others the poster won't hold interest for long.
2006-08-31 18:19:17 · answer #2 · answered by kxaltli 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost, keep it simple, and keep the wording to a brief campaign slogan or message. The fewer the words the better. Brilliant color (but not too many colors) and a familiar eye-popping graphic element (such as a shooting star) will help grab attention.
2006-08-31 12:45:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bold colors that are nearly but not completely complimentary, lots of open space (clutter makes everyone ignore it). Consider that mammals react to certain things instinctively- the opposite sex, predators, food, that sort of thing.
For instance, a comic book-style drawing of a beautiful woman bending forward, offering a grilled cheese sandwich to her audience, while a massive, wide-eyed, slavering wolf approaches her from behind.
I'm afraid to wonder what your campaign platform would have to be to use that, though. "I, Joe Awesome, am the grilled cheese sandwich of freedom. Choose me, before my sinister opponent, Walt Dumbface, can hunt down and eat the sexy chick of.... of... justice!"
2006-08-31 12:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have pop-out stuff on it. Give it bright colors and a HUMONGOUS slogan. This always are the key to making advertising successful. Glad to help.
2006-08-31 12:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A catchy slogan that's also easy to remember.
Maybe show a animated, cartoon or caricature of yourself instead of a photo.
Use bold colours.
Not too much information, we either don't have the time or don't want to read it then.
2006-08-31 12:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Ocean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try to relate it to something already advertised. For example, my son's last name is Bull, so we drew a can of RedBull and changed it to his name, for his election poster. It went over pretty well...hope this helps you.
2006-08-31 12:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by mstoro23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try those posters that are humorous. they did those political posters back in the 1940's and '50's. it should be good, clean humor though. try cutting out funny pictures that resemble you or your competitor
2006-08-31 12:39:13 · answer #8 · answered by beckyschristine 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
colors may work as attention grabber like orange red
and contrasting colors like yellow and black for e.g.
with a smart slogan
2006-08-31 12:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by cactus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BLooD, lots of Red Blood
2006-08-31 12:38:06 · answer #10 · answered by electro- hamburger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋