1. Difference between content, layout and styles Miss Allgar
Designing a Poster
Difference between
content, layout and styles
Miss Allgar

2. Poster Guidelines How to attract attention? Used appropriate images
Used a colour scheme (2 – 3 colours)
Used bright colours
Used bold text to attract attention
Used different font styles (no more than 2)
Used different font sizes
Eye-catching Title
Limit the amount of text i.e. use bullet points
Use shapes
Consistent styles
Background and borders

3. Presentation Guidelines
Used appropriate images
Used a colour scheme (2 – 3 colours)
Used appropriate theme
Use consistent styles & layout
Eye-catching Title
Used bold text to attract attention
Used different font styles (no more than 2)
Used different font sizes
Limit the amount of text i.e. use bullet points
Use animations
Use transitions
Use navigation buttons

4. We are learning to:
Learn the difference between content, layout and styles.
What I’m looking for:
To create a poster, using a combination of text, images and styles.

5. Poster Design Content Layout Styles Images, text, logo, headline
lists, headers, footers…
Positioning of text and images: Rotated, horizontal or vertical, at an angle…
Right, left aligned
Styles
Use of colour in backgrounds, text, borders…
Font type, size and style i.e. bold, Italics and underlining
Graphical effects on text and images

6. Limited use of Font Styles
(no more than 2)
Eye-Catching Title
Sections and Borders
Good use of different Font sizes
Bold Colours/ Colour scheme (2-3)
Bullet Points
Interesting use of shapes
White Space
Consistent use of styles
Appropriate and interesting use of images
Good use of Footer

7. Audience 1

8. Text
Image
Heading
Logo
Header
Background
Bullet List
Border
Footer
Sub-headings

9. Limited use of Font Styles
(no more than 2)
Eye-Catching Title
Sections and Borders
Good use of different Font sizes
Bold Colours/ Colour scheme (2-3)
White Space
Interesting use of shapes
Bullet Points
Consistent use of styles
Appropriate and interesting use of images
Good use of Footer

11. Text
Image
Heading
Logo
Header
Background
Shape
Footer
Sub-headings

12. Text
Image
Headline
Logo
Header
Background
Bullet List
Border
Bold
Italics
Footer

13. Poster Design
Content
Layout
Styles