| Are you tired of the usual “Photoshop” | | | | customers. Basically the idea here is to match |
| image design of a print poster? Have you been | | | | your centerpiece word with the font style that |
| doing poster printing designs for years now and | | | | you are using. Of course the word must be |
| need a new idea? Or maybe you are a novice | | | | related to the overall theme of your poster print. |
| trying break out in a group of other poster | | | | Art fonts as accents Now, besides having big |
| printing designers? Whichever the case, I have a | | | | centerpiece texts for the poster design, you can |
| nice print poster design idea for you. It is called | | | | also 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 the | | | | design, you can use more artistic fonts that are |
| 70’s and 80’s. Called the International | | | | almost abstract in nature or you can use fonts |
| Typography style, it used special stylized fonts as | | | | that have clip arts or pictograms. You can treat |
| the centerpieces of poster design. This has been | | | | the text with these fonts as “images” and |
| slowly reinvented over the years with the rise of | | | | use them as a major design piece. |
| the digital age. Though a lot of people focus on | | | | Fields of text to add texture Another tip in using |
| the images, typography can be a nice alternative | | | | text 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 try | | | | printing 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 on | | | | design that require a little more detail. For |
| typography, one of the best tips we can give you | | | | example, in a poster for a play, a popular phrase |
| is to have the biggest font collection that you can | | | | or tagline can be printed over and over in small |
| have. The best way to this is to download a lot | | | | fonts in the background of its poster design. This |
| of free fonts. Websites nowadays offer free | | | | keeps the open spaces of the design from |
| fonts for download that are creative and eye | | | | seemingly becoming empty and of course it |
| catching. Most of them are useful and surprisingly | | | | reinforces the show’s tag line as well. |
| creative in a number of ways, and of course | | | | Other blending options Lastly, to add more special |
| most of them find their way to posters. Always | | | | effects to your fonts, you may consider using |
| try to download a few “big fonts” and | | | | the “blending options” in imaging software |
| keep an eye out for character designs that may | | | | like “Photoshop.” These special effects |
| be of use as center pieces. | | | | gives accents like flowing edges, color strokes, |
| Use big or creative fonts as centerpieces With | | | | shadows, textures and opacity options that can |
| your collection ready, you should have a few key | | | | make characters and fonts look better and more |
| font styles that you may want to use. For | | | | interesting. Just play with the settings and you will |
| example, a poster that is about fire prevention | | | | see that it adds more life to your typographical |
| can have a big font centerpiece with | | | | designs. |
| “FIRE!” spelled out. This can be typed in | | | | Those are just a few simple tips. There are still a |
| with a font style that looks like it is on fire. Also | | | | lot more, and most experts discover new and |
| for Elegant posters, artistic script fonts with | | | | exciting techniques daily. Keep your imagination |
| intricate curves and details can be used. With the | | | | open, 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’ll | | | | typography style in your poster printing designs. |
| have a nice lifestyle poster fit for higher end | | | | |