Event Poster Lesson

• Are elaborate graphic designs intended to grab a viewer's attention to find out more about the event in question.

• Use 'Visual Hierarchy' to give viewers something to grab on-to first, then move to the next item sequentially

• Usually have a designated color scheme

• Can be symmetric or asymmetric.

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Event Posters

Are elaborate graphic designs intended to grab a viewer's attention to find out more about the event in question.

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Visual hierarchy is powerful because it keeps your design from becoming too cluttered.

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Notice the visual hierarchy in this example. Why does the athlete on the left stand out so much?

Visual Hierarchy

is applied here to add a sleek, modern feel. It also livens up the design using geometric shapes.

Graphic Overlay

applied to a black and white image with a 'hole cutout' keeps a viewer's eye on one image area.

Color tone

Works great when you want text to follow the sliced lines.. This makes the design more dynamic and interesting.

Slicing a photo

​usually need to be stylized in some way to simplify designs or attract attention

can be of almost any type of event:

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Poster types

• Sports event

• Musical performance

• Dance party

• Festival or Faire

• Social issue event