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Designing & Drafting Posters
Background Information
Construction/Building of Theoretical
&
Conceptual Knowledge
Simple General Idea/Definition
Only a Colorful Display
with
A Message to Convey or Pass On A Large
Mass Audience
Together With Supporting
illustrations, Graphics, Diagrams,
Sketches, Pictures (May be Stick
form/Funny, Caricature, Sketch
Cartoon Like…)
An Effective Medium of Mass
Communication
Displayed on Notice Boards/ Glued
(Pasted) On Walls etc.,
C. W. Ad. Vs Poster (Difference)
Classified Word Advt. Posters
Prosaic in Style, Dull, Not
Colorful (Only Black & White), Not Colorful, Message Not in
Attractive, Uninteresting, Sentences, Only in slogans or
absolutely No Scope for Catchy/Rhyming Phrases.
Creativity. Very Compact in Form Interplay of Words or a Pun
and Clear Cut in its Message renders it more charm. Striking
which is more or less in Caption and Attractive Get Up. It
grammatical phrases or Contains Communicative &
sentences. Every Word employed Illustrative Supporting Pictures,
is Valuable, so apt and precise Diagrams , Sketches.
words are chosen to frame the
advt.
Main Purpose & Objective
• To Capture the Viewer’s /Reader’s/Onlooker’s/
Passer-by’s Attention.
• Contains Overall or Corner Designs.
• The Very Presentation Sells the Product, Service, Pulls
the Audience to the Show.
Continues . . . .
Ongo ing Pr ogr amme : Fu n Fa ir, Fe te, Exhibition Cum
•It Spreads the Message of an & Charity Shows.
m, D rama, M agi cal Show , C ircus
Sales, Carnival, Fil
ion s, N G O s & O the r Vi tal Es tablishments : For
•Government, Educational Insti tut
age / To G et Ac ros s Its M ess age on Health, Agricultural
Dissemination of Mess mily Pla n, Social Issues &
hem es, Po licies, Li ter acy , Fa
Practices, Public Welfare Sc s Empowerment, Child Labor,
s ( RT E, RT I, D ow ry, W om en’
Awareness Program
t. G irls ’ Ed uca tion, In sur an ce, En vir onment etc., etc.,)
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Major Advantage Over C. W. Advt.
• Visual Appeal to the
M asses.
• Even If ILLITERATE
the People Get the Imp
through the Design & F ort of the Message
igures that Feature in th
e Posters.
Board Exam Orienta
tion
• Four Importan
t Components &
Parts of A Poster:
Heading or Capti
on (1 M)
Slogans/Catchy
– Rhyming bu
Meaningful & In t
teresting Phrases
(2m)
Communicative
& Relevant
Pictures, Figs/Sketches,
Diagrams, Design Stick
s (1m)
Source of Auth
ority Issuing th
Poster/Departmen e
t/Ministry etc.,
(1m)
Additional Tips
✔ Caption /Heading Must Be in Bold Letters (Maximum 4
Words Only). Fully Informative, Eye Catching &
Attractive .
✔ In case of Film, Charity Shows, Magic Show etc.,
Mention Venue, Denomination of Tickets, Timings of the
Show, Purpose etc., apart from other details.
✔ Slogans must be Very Short & Meaningful with
Relevance to the Theme /Message Disseminated.
✔ Make It Colorful. (Use of Color (Non-Spreading)
Allowed)
✔ Draw Corner or Overall Background Designs.
SAMPLE POSTER - 1
Students of JNV Phodong
Present
TUGLAQ
A Play By
Girish Karnad at
B K Auditorium
On
13th ,14th & 15th Dec. 2013
From 6.30 p.m.
Tickets 10/-, 25/-
Available at VTI &
Spencers
(also at School Office)
SAMPLE POSTER - 2
An Appeal !
Heading
Donate Liberally !
To the suffering lot in Uttarakhand !
Ravaged by recent Floods ! Illustration
Slogans
+
INDIAN RED CROSS
Source of Authority
Some Useful Slogans for Environment(Theme) Posters
Sample Poster - Wild Life Conservation
Issued in Public Interest
By
Drug Addiction - Awareness
Issued in Public Interest
By
Anti-Drug Squad
Govt. Of India
Typical CBSE Board Question (Poster)
On the Occasion of World Heritage
Day Design a Poster Highlighting the
Need to Preserve the Monuments of
Our Country. You are Aman/Amina,
the President of Your School Social
Science Club. (word limit 50).