Tips for a poster

Does anyone have any tips to create a really good poster in Photoshop? Anything that you have found has worked for you before?

I will post up what we have as soon as it's finished.

 

This is what we have so far. Not sure of what content to add right now but I am sure we will get there somehow

 

Just tried to make it a bit different and a little more "street", not sure if it looks right myself

 

Little things are what I like, the things you take for granted and think there suppost to be there.

A little bit of shading... colour mismatch etc. Be unique... Plus photoshop never make good posters.

 

If it's for a print poster, you shouldn't use photoshop unless it's 300 DPI and extremely high quality. Vector artwork programs (Illustrator and InDesign) would be much more suited to print artwork.

 

So scrap the above and go for a very very simplistic poster? Would you honestly take more interest in something subtle than colourful etc? Do you have a program recommendation for making posters in too

 

Thanks Jlevi I have never used those before but I could try them out.

 

Ive been having a go in Illustrator and I am getting nowhere I have never used it before. I think I might stick with PS with high DPI.

 

Just done this but I am really unsure about it, it gets to the point and is readable and colourful I guess.

 

I Love This One ^^^^

 

Anything you would add or remove from it? Is the URL clear enough?

 

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A Motto Would Be Nice.

 

I quite like it Sweeks, the URL is clear - it's just whether the graffiti is clear enough for me. Although your target audience is teenagers, so I guess it suits

 

Glad you like it

I only really like the teenforumz font on there, the other font I find too much but teens do like things that are "street" etc

Im gonna go and attempt to blow it up and make the DPI just right now.

 

Just done this Is the grafitti boy pixelated to anyone? I cant find a better quality one of him.

.http://www.teenforumz.com/banners/largepostera4.jpeg
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Yeah - it is slightly, but it's not too bad. You could try using the 'Live Trace' tool in Illustrator or Flash to vectorise the image - let me know if you don't know how to use it so I can show you!

 

Please do it for me if you can on that graffiti boy, I will PM you with the original

 

I've just sent you a PM

 

Looks Waaayyy Better Man.....

 

Thanks

We may be swapping the grafitti boy with a black and white version possibly but we will see how it goes with the rest first