Playing With Fonts: Using the Typography Style in Poster Printing

Are you tired of the usual “Photoshop”customers. Basically the idea here is to match
image design of a print poster? Have you beenyour centerpiece word with the font style that
doing poster printing designs for years now andyou are using. Of course the word must be
need a new idea? Or maybe you are a novicerelated to the overall theme of your poster print.
trying break out in a group of other posterArt fonts as accents Now, besides having big
printing designers? Whichever the case, I have acenterpiece texts for the poster design, you can
nice print poster design idea for you. It is calledalso type in words in a few smaller fonts to add
typography. Some may be familiar with the term.some accents or fine details. For this part of your
It was popular a few decades back around thedesign, you can use more artistic fonts that are
70’s and 80’s. Called the Internationalalmost abstract in nature or you can use fonts
Typography style, it used special stylized fonts asthat have clip arts or pictograms. You can treat
the centerpieces of poster design. This has beenthe text with these fonts as “images” and
slowly reinvented over the years with the rise ofuse them as a major design piece.
the digital age. Though a lot of people focus onFields of text to add texture Another tip in using
the images, typography can be a nice alternativetext in special fonts is to use a big paragraph or
to an array of overly filtered images.field of text on the background of the poster
If you want to explore this kind of design style,design. This basically creates a whole layer of
here are a few simple tips that you can follow.dimension and texture that makes a poster
With the digital era come of age it is easy to tryprinting design more intricate. A lot of designers
out this style.use this technique to fill out empty spaces in a
Download some free fonts Since the focus is ondesign that require a little more detail. For
typography, one of the best tips we can give youexample, in a poster for a play, a popular phrase
is to have the biggest font collection that you canor tagline can be printed over and over in small
have. The best way to this is to download a lotfonts in the background of its poster design. This
of free fonts. Websites nowadays offer freekeeps the open spaces of the design from
fonts for download that are creative and eyeseemingly becoming empty and of course it
catching. Most of them are useful and surprisinglyreinforces the show’s tag line as well.
creative in a number of ways, and of courseOther blending options Lastly, to add more special
most of them find their way to posters. Alwayseffects to your fonts, you may consider using
try to download a few “big fonts” andthe “blending options” in imaging software
keep an eye out for character designs that maylike “Photoshop.” These special effects
be of use as center pieces.gives accents like flowing edges, color strokes,
Use big or creative fonts as centerpieces Withshadows, textures and opacity options that can
your collection ready, you should have a few keymake characters and fonts look better and more
font styles that you may want to use. Forinteresting. Just play with the settings and you will
example, a poster that is about fire preventionsee that it adds more life to your typographical
can have a big font centerpiece withdesigns.
“FIRE!” spelled out. This can be typed inThose are just a few simple tips. There are still a
with a font style that looks like it is on fire. Alsolot more, and most experts discover new and
for Elegant posters, artistic script fonts withexciting techniques daily. Keep your imagination
intricate curves and details can be used. With theopen, and do not be afraid to try new things.
word “Elegance” or “Luxury”Hopefully these tips inspired you to try the
spelled out in big and elegant strokes you’lltypography style in your poster printing designs.
have a nice lifestyle poster fit for higher end