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Art. How to make effective posters. Choose 1 message. An effective poster is ... Focused Focus on a single message. Graphic Lets graphs and images tell the story; uses text sparingly. Ordered Keeps the sequence well-ordered and

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  1. Art How to make effective posters

  2. Choose 1 message • An effective poster is ... • Focused Focus on a single message. • Graphic Lets graphs and images tell the story; uses text sparingly. • Ordered Keeps the sequence well-ordered and obvious.

  3. Use clear graphics • Make your drawings neat and colorful. • Make your drawings illustrate your point. • Drawings should take up most of the poster.

  4. Few words – big print - • USE few words • Make Print BIG • Centre and space out your words

  5. ordered • Plan you drawings • Plan what words you will use • Spell them correctly • Find the midpoint and centre the words. • Reader gravity There are language-specific ways in which most people read. In English, it is top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Wheildon (1995) called this "reader gravity." You should not use organizational constructs that defy reader gravity - it will confuse viewers, which is not what you want to happen.

  6. Your task • Choose any safety topic • Decide what you want to tell people • Sketch out a visual to portray your message • Lay out your poster, do a rough copy • When ready get a large sheet to start good copy. Yes you can have a partner. • ATV safety - • http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/ATV_Safety.aspx • Bus safety - • http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/schoolbus/smarts.shtml • Cross walk - • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_3mxFZh62w&feature=fvsr • Fire safety - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/fire.html • Bike safety – • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJocFicOJu8 • any other topic your teacher approves.

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