WEDC Guide No. 21: How to design a poster

<p dir="ltr">A poster is a piece of paper or board mounted on a wall or other vertical surface designed to either attract the attention of groups of people to specific information, or to persuade people to think or act in a particular way. They usually include text, images and/or other graphic elements, but they can be either entirely graphical or entirely based on text. As posters are primarily a visual medium they are useful to communicate with people who are illiterate or who do not speak the native language. They are also quick way to communicate headline messages.</p><p dir="ltr">© WEDC, Loughborough University, 2016</p><p dir="ltr">Authors: Rod Shaw and Brian Reed</p><p dir="ltr">Quality assurance: Glenda McMahon and Kay Davey</p><p dir="ltr">Illustrated by Rod Shaw</p><p dir="ltr">Designed and produced by WEDC Publications</p>