You are creating a poster for a live performing act such as a magic show, or possibly a musical group (one that's tasteful, of course). The poster should contain all the relevant information for the performance such as:
- Name of the performer or group.
- Date and time of performance/s.
- Location of performance.
- Where to get tickets.
Consider a few things when putting together your poster:
- The heading.
- What word or key phrase could you prominently display to draw attention to your poster?
- If your performer is famous, his name might be enough.
- If your performer is unknown, you might need to say something like A Night of Mystery and Magic.
- The picture.
- Posters for events almost always have some sort of image very prominently displayed.
- The image is often centered top to bottom and left to right, though not necessarily.
- The image you pick should give people some idea what to expect from the performance.
- The image you pick should draw attention to your poster. There should be something about it that somehow captures your attention.
- The font/s.
- The fonts you use, especially for your heading, should suit your event.
- You're doing more with your fonts than writing information. You're creating a mood. For something that's intriguing and mysterious like magic, you probably shouldn't use a simple, straight forward font like Arial.
- The colors.
- What colors are suitable for your event?
- Magic posters often feature black and white (why do you think that might be the case?).
- Posters for music acts are often far more colorful (why do you suppose that is?).
- What is the image you project with the colors you choose?
- Balance.
- The various elements of your poster should be in balance.
- Your eye should be drawn to different elements of the poster to see all the content there.
- You don't want one area of the poster to visually overwhelm all the others.
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