This document discusses posters, including their purposes, features of good posters, rules for preparing posters, and advantages and disadvantages. A poster is a printed paper designed to be attached to a wall that typically includes both text and graphics to be both eye-catching and informative. Good posters are brief, simple, based on a single concept, have an attractive layout, and use suitable colors. Posters can be used to motivate learning, convey information quickly, create aesthetic effects, and serve as instructional aids.

1. POSTERS
KALPANA SHEE
FACULTY, SUM NURSING COLLEGE
SIKSHA 'O' ANUSANDHAN
(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

2. “Visual
representation of
concepts”

3. A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a
wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and
graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or
wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and
informative. Posters may be used for many purposes.

4. PURPOSES
To motivate the students to learn.
To convey information quickly and easily.
To create an aesthetic effects.
To serve as an instructional aid
both in the classroom and
in the community.

5. FEATURES OF A GOOD POSTER
A good poster should have the following features:
Brevity : Message conveyed should be concise.
Simplicity : Message should be easily understandable.
Concepts : Should be based on a single and relevant idea.
Layout : Should be simple and attractive.
Color : Poster should be attractive and eye-catching with suitable
colors and color combinations.

6. RULES TO PREPARE POSTER
 To do a special job.
 To promote one point.
 To support local demonstration and local exhibits.
 Planned for the specified people.
 It should stop the people and make them to look.
 Tell the message in a single glance.
 Use bold letters ( 20” 30”)

7.  Use simple, few words
which
conveys one side.
 Use pleasing colors.
 It should be placed,
where people pass or
gather together.
 Poster can be developed
with the help of an artist.

8. ADVANTAGES OF POSTERS
Complex ideas and concepts can be conveyed more easily
through posters.
Posters are very attractive and hence they convey the
message more quickly.
Posters promotes students skill in creativity.
They can stand alone and are self-explanatory.

9. ADVANTAGES OF POSTERS CONTINUE….
Assessment of the students critical thinking abilities can be done
through posters.
Posters provide students with feedback from peers and faculty.
Students get a sense of achievement from producing posters.
Evaluation of posters can be done immediately.

10. DISADVANTAGES
Posters involve faculty time to
develop assignment and
evaluation techniques.
Can be frustrating to students
who are not visual learners.
Posters always may not give
enough information.
When a poster is seen too often,
it becomes a part of the
environment and then no longer
attracts attention.