Fair Poster
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 Ruth The Acrobat Retro Carnival Fair Midway Poster $11.75 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 37m Buy It Now for only: $11.75 |
 GENERAL MOTORS EXHIBIT CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1934 WORLD FAIR POSTER LARGE 27X15 $7.99 Time Remaining: 46m |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 11x17 $4.99 Time Remaining: 17d 15h 50m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair Small Art Poster Original Seldom Seen $24.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Vintage Carnival Amusement Poster Sign Fair Circus Kiddie Ride Terre Haute Old $27.99 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 36m Buy It Now for only: $27.99 |
 1933 Worlds Fair Poster Club button Century of Progress Expo $12.61 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 23h 15m |
 Vintage Carnival Amusement Poster Sign Fair Circus Orange Show Broadside Old $33.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 43m Buy It Now for only: $33.00 |
 PTBarnum Circus Carnival Fair Poster Vintage Acrobat $14.99 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 11m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 ART POSTER CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION 62 SEATTLE WORLDS FAIR COLORFUL EXCELLENT $11.61 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 27m |
 1893 Toronto Canada To Chicago Worlds Fair Canadian Pacific Railway Poster $9.25 Time Remaining: 19d 12h 14m Buy It Now for only: $9.25 |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR POSTER AD ART DECO TRYLON PERISPHERE WPA NEW PRINT 863 $6.95 Time Remaining: 23h 19m |
 PAIR OF RARE POSTERS 1965 New York Worlds Fair General Motors Futurama $130.00 Time Remaining: 25d 13h 32m Buy It Now for only: $130.00 |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 10h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vermont Fair Monkey Business Poster 1940s Reprint Old Photo $9.66 Time Remaining: 17h 41m |
 Vintage Travel Poster See America fair ver 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 20d 17h 7m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 ANTIQUE ART DECO 1930S CARNIVAL FUN FAIR STONE LITHOGRAPH THEATER POSTER LRG $24.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 1m |
 Economy Gloss Version 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 4 11x14 $3.99 Time Remaining: 14d 17h 32m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 1982 KNOXVILLE WORLDS FAIR SUNSPHERE POSTER ORIGINAL $11.99 Time Remaining: 24d 2h 14m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR POSTER AD ART DECO TRYLON PERISPHERE WPA NEW PRINT 863 $6.96 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 30m Buy It Now for only: $7.96 |
 New York Worlds Fair 1940 Advertising Poster Flier $12.50 Time Remaining: 25d 15h 45m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 25th WESTERN DAYS fair West Allis WI 1989 Poster 19 x 24 $4.00 Time Remaining: 21h |
 Vintage Poster 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair 11x17 $4.99 Time Remaining: 15d 19h 14m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 VINTAGE 1963 TRI COUNTY CLUB RABBIT SHOW BROADSIDE POSTER MARSHFIELD FAIR Purina $99.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 17h 57m |
 Vintage Poster 33 Chicago Worlds Fair matted $9.99 Time Remaining: 15d 21h 4m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 3 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 21h 28m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1988 Ventura County Fair Poster Dentzel Carousel 17X24 Inches Must See $19.95 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 11m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 Vintage Poster 1939 New York Worlds Fair 3 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 23d 11h 45m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1990 Ventura County Fair Poster 17x24 Inches Must See $19.95 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 12m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLD FAIR ART DECO VINTAGE POSTER 614 $9.46 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 3m Buy It Now for only: $9.46 |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 3 11x17 $4.99 Time Remaining: 26d 19h 18m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 1982 KNOXVILLE WORLDS FAIR SUNSPHERE POSTER ORIGINAL $7.99 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 32m |
 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 4 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 59m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair 5 Souvenir Poster Stamps $5.00 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 41m |
 Premium Glossy Version 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 4 18x24 $10.99 Time Remaining: 17d 11h 52m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 1980 90S CIRCUS POSTER FUN FAIR CROSSTOWN SHOPPING CENTER SCHENECTADY NY $14.99 Time Remaining: 12d 9h 26m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 New York Worlds Fair Expo General Motors Souvenir Map Poster Stamp 1940 $9.95 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 58m |
 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 4 11x14 $4.99 Time Remaining: 24d 20h 12m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 49m |
 1979 Genessee County Fair Michigan Poster $4.95 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 24m Buy It Now for only: $4.95 |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 2 18x24 $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 57m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 22m |
 ORIGINAL KENOSHA WISCONSIN COUNTY FAIR POSTER WILMOT TIP TOP SHOW $19.99 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 2m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 29m |
 Barnum Bailey Bros Horse Fair Circus Poster Print 16 $17.95 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 30m |
 1990 Ventura County Fair Poster $69.99 Time Remaining: 7d 2h 16m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 1950s Angels Camp Calaveras County CA Fair World Frog Jump Mark Twain Poster $9.25 Time Remaining: 9d 14h 38m Buy It Now for only: $9.25 |
 1984 Worlds Fair New Orleans Poster Framed $19.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 11h 36m |
 1915 PPIE SAN FRANCISCO WORLDS FAIR ORIGINAL POSTER STAMP w OLD YELLOWSTONE INN $9.95 Time Remaining: 16h 16m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 1939 NY Worlds Fair Postcard Folder Poster Art Joseph Binder Trylon Perisphere $9.95 Time Remaining: 3d 12h 43m Buy It Now for only: $10.95 |
 NICE 1980 90S CIRCUS POSTER FUN FAIR CROSSTOWN SHOPPING CENTER SCHENECTADY NY $14.99 Time Remaining: 12d 9h 28m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 1915 PPIE SAN FRANCISCO WORLDS FAIR ORIGINAL POSTER STAMP w OLD YELLOWSTONE INN $9.95 Time Remaining: 16h 21m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 1939 54 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR OFFICIAL POSTER STAMPS $19.99 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 8m |
 1939 Worlds Fair Licensed Poster Stamps Sets NEW $9.99 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage 50s era Gene Holters Ostrich Camel Circus Monroe county fair poster $22.00 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 1m |
 1961 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR FUTURAMA SUBWAY BUS MASS TRANSIT AD POSTER $199.00 Time Remaining: 19d 14h 5m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 1939 GGIE SAN FRANCISCO WORLDS FAIR ORIGINAL OAKLAND INVITES YOU POSTER STAMP $9.95 Time Remaining: 19d 15h 20m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Indian Village Poster Hand Bill Great Used Con No Res $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 23h 5m |
 RARE Original Weimar Pursell 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster Wings of A Century $4,500.00 Time Remaining: 12d 13h 55m Buy It Now for only: $4,500.00 |
 1939 Worlds Fair Licensed Poster Stamps Sets NEW $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 33m |
 Vermont Fair Monkey Business Poster 1940s 4x6 Reprint Photo $9.88 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 41m Buy It Now for only: $9.88 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 34m |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR FIRESTONE EXHIBIT POSTER STAMPS BLOCK OF 8+2 DIFF $30.00 Time Remaining: 8d 36m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 Economy Glossy Version 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair Poster 4 18x24 $8.99 Time Remaining: 17d 11h 53m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 1982 Worlds Fair Poster Knoxville TN $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 24m |
 Original 1964 NY Worlds Fair Bob Peak Unisphere Poster Linen Backed Blue $200.00 Time Remaining: 12d 1h 35m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR 54 LICENSED POSTER STAMPS ORIGINAL ENVELOPE $1.99 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 22m |
 Fat Lady Acrobat Retro Carnival Fair Midway Freak Show Poster $14.99 Time Remaining: 19d 1h 26m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Ruth The Acrobat Carnival Fair Midway Fat Lady Freak Show Poster $18.49 Time Remaining: 8d 5h 22m Buy It Now for only: $18.49 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 30m |
 1933 CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR REAL PHOTO POSTER STAMPS BLOCK OF 8 DIFF MINT $20.00 Time Remaining: 8d 22h 25m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $2.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 31m |
 Vintage Carnival Amusement Poster Sign Fair Circus Orange Show San Bernadino Old $32.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 41m Buy It Now for only: $32.00 |
 1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR POSTER AD ART DECO TRYLON PERISPHERE WPA NEW PRINT 863 $6.97 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 14m Buy It Now for only: $6.97 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 22m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 1860 Agricultural Fair Poster Conn River Valley Agricultural Association $190.00 Time Remaining: 13d 18h Buy It Now for only: $190.00 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 38m |
 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR 1939 POSTER STAMPS 54 original packaging MNH $14.99 Time Remaining: 6d 8h 40m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Vermont Fair Monkey Business Poster 1940s 4x6 Old Photo $9.77 Time Remaining: 6d 20h 41m Buy It Now for only: $9.77 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 31m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Brussels 1958 Worlds Fair Poster 65x10 $6.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 51m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 33m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Original 1940 New York Worlds Fair Peace and Freedom Linen Backed Poster $375.00 Time Remaining: 25d 22h 6m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 34m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Vermont Fair Monkey Business Poster 1940s 4x6 Reprint Of Old Photo $14.99 Time Remaining: 7d 17h 24m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Vintage Carnival Poster Central Florida Fair Orlando $34.95 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 58m Buy It Now for only: $34.95 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 34m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 VINTAGE FAIR POSTERS SET OF 3 COOL FUN COLORFUL VINTAGE ARTWORK $129.99 Time Remaining: 10d 23h 3m Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 35m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 HEINZ 39 GOLDEN GATE EXPO NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR POSTER $28.00 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $28.00 |
 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR Original 1948 Promo Poster Ad MINT $9.99 Time Remaining: 27d 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 36m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 State Fair Stadium Moslem Shrine Elephant Poster 1981 $5.00 Time Remaining: 20d 12h 56m Buy It Now for only: $5.00 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 30m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Campy Carnival Fair Poster Golden Gate Naples Florida $44.95 Time Remaining: 21h 33m Buy It Now for only: $44.95 |
 New York Worlds Fair 1939 Poster 8x10 Photo $6.99 Time Remaining: 12d 20h 51m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster Stamp $1.99 Time Remaining: 4d 33m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 1940 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR DENMARK BLDG POSTER STAMP $7.00 Time Remaining: 1h 33m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 New York Worlds Fair Expo Puerto Rico Exhibit Poster Stamp x15 1939 $9.95 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 58m |
 Petoskey Michigan Carnival Fair Festival Poster Rides $19.95 Time Remaining: 28d 19h 35m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
Effective Poster Design and Printing
A poster is a visual presentation of information and more often than not, it should be used to communicate a fairly simple idea or to attract attention. Anything too complex doesn't work in this medium - so if your message is particularly complicated then it may be best to step away now and consider an alternative method of reaching your target audience.
Staring at a blank page can be both an exhilarating and yet daunting experience but even before you start to sketch out a design, it is crucial to select the correct paper size. Make sure you know the exact dimensions of the space available and if possible visit the site where the poster will be visible to get a feel for the competition. Secondly, consider how far away the reader/viewer will be when they are looking at the poster - will your poster be on the back of a toilet door perhaps in which case you have a fairly captive audience! On the other hand, if it needs to attract attention from the far side of a doctor's waiting room or on a notice board in a busy corridor you need give greater consideration to the layout and font sizes.
Next consider your message. Are you simply trying to communicate information, stimulate further conversation, advertise your services or demonstrate your capabilities. Don't try and do too much - pick one theme and stick to it.
The best posters are often those that really engage with the audience, capture a moment of their life and thereby instigate a reaction. You could do this by posing a question, using emotions to either make them laugh, smile, empathise or sympathise, or create something so shocking they look back twice. Another clever tactic is to use a suite of posters that tell a story over time. If they are replaced regularly you can start to build a relationship with your audience.
Getting the headline right is one of the most important parts of the poster. Don't go for anything too long otherwise it won't be memorable - in fact one word headlines can be the most dramatic.
Consider the imagery - you might not even need a headline if you have really strong graphics. As the old saying goes - a picture paints a thousand words. If you are using images rather than photographs it can be better to be selective on colour rather than opting for a rainbow approach. You could also consider using different saturations of the same colour - this can be really impactful. Make sure you think about colour combinations too - red on blue doesn't work well and red and green in close proximity could cause problems for people with colour blindness. Make sure your fonts are clearly legible on the background colour from a distance. Remember no one is really looking for your poster or the information it contains so you need to go out of your way to make it eye-catching and obvious.
Don't feel you have to cram the entire poster full of information - less is definitely more: background space is as much part of the poster design as the content itself.
Try to prioritise the information on the poster so the most important information makes the most impact either by font, size or colour and then work your way down in order of importance. Consider using arrows or other symbols to direct the eye to the next piece of information.
If you want to include website details then make sure the URL is simple and memorable and similarly with any telephone numbers, it could be wise to buy a new number and redirect calls rather than rely on your audience remembering a long and complex sequence of numbers.
Check your poster is balanced - usually the posters that are most aesthetically pleasing have roughly the same amount of information on each side.
Finally, if you are feeling confident and really want to get spotted, break all of the rules. You need to be sure that this avant-garde approach will also appeal to your target audience and is appropriate to your messages but by taking a different approach you'll be sure to stand out from the crowd.
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Haight Ashbury Street Fair Poster Design by Leilani Joy
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