I use this to present to year 5 students who learn about Children rights and they would like to create poster to raise awareness of others toward this issue.

1. Basic Guideline for creating poster
about children Issue
SC PYP 5 February 2014

3. Ask the maker
• Observe the picture in previous slide. What
question would you ask to the creator of this
poster to help you understand more about it?
Example:
• Why do you use mostly warm colors?
• How did you get the inspiration?
• What is the meaning of the yellow circle shape in
your poster?
• etc.

4. Making it Visual, Verbal or Both?

5. Using shapes and forms creatively
Are they clear, memorable, dramatic?

7. Making Meaning
with Colors
What are the
main colors
used in the
poster?
What makes
you feel

9. Guiding audience with the lines

10. You can use implied lines to
guide audience’s eyes to see the
main object/ message in the
poster.

11. Creating Proportion
When elements are out of proportion, they tend
to look awkward or unbalanced.

13. Balancing your design
Symmetrical Balance

14. Assymetrical Balance by color, by value, by shape, by
texture, by eyes direction (lines)

16. 1.
What are the main colors used in the poster? What
makes you feel?
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2.
What shapes and forms (if any) are used in the
poster?
How are they? Are they clear, memorable, dramatic
?
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3.
Are the lines in the poster direct your attentionas
viewers? How?
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4. Are the messages in the poster primarilyvisual,
verbal, or both?
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5. Who do you think is the intended audience for the
poster?
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6.
What does the poster maker hope the audience will
do?
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7. What do you think about the balance of the design?
How are the space used?
Do they create impression of equality of weight and
importance
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8. The most effectiveposters use elements that are
unusual, simple, and direct.
Is this an effective poster?
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Answer this question to analyze the poster

17. Create your own Poster
Use SCAMPER to design your own poster using poster sample