| There's a difference between beautiful and | | | | generate a different look and feel. It can generate |
| interesting. When choosing to create your | | | | the impact that your color posters need, |
| advertising materials, try to determine which one | | | | especially if you are using the color's whole family |
| you would want your prints to be. Begging the | | | | hue. |
| question, full color poster printing or one-color | | | | • Simple, solid monochromatic colored |
| printing? | | | | posters with illustrations can work wonders for |
| In most cases, people strive for both. On the | | | | your posters. In their natural environment, posters |
| other hand, some think being pretty is interesting, | | | | compete with a myriad of colors, tones, and |
| or being interesting is pretty. While it may be a | | | | shadows. Strong and bright monochromatic |
| completely different story, asking yourself these | | | | scheme can stand out in comparison. |
| question would allow you to better focus on your | | | | Threesome Color Scheme |
| concept and your design. | | | | • If you are thinking that you are getting |
| Full colored posters, one of the most popular | | | | the most out of a full color poster printing service |
| medium there is, can be beautiful but sometimes | | | | by painting your posters in all shades of the |
| tend to be boring. There are colorful prints that | | | | rainbow, you may want to rethink that concept. |
| are uninteresting while there are black and white | | | | • Instead of painting your posters in |
| illustrations that are more eye-catching or thought | | | | dizzying combinations of colors, try to create a |
| provoking. | | | | design with three dominant colors. Use flags as |
| The Full or Four-Color Printing Process | | | | inspiration and you get the idea. Most flags and |
| Color printing is complicated. What appears as one | | | | even posters and other print advertisement use |
| color to our eye can actually be a combination of | | | | at most three dominant colors to get better |
| the four CMYK colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, | | | | impact. Three dominant colors make your design |
| and Black). These colors are layered together | | | | look less busy and less strenuous to look at and |
| creating a multitude number of shades. | | | | concentrate on. |
| CMYK colors, however wide its range may be, | | | | Colored Paper Stock |
| are still incapable of printing all colors. They can | | | | • Using a colored paper stock is quite |
| match your original file's colors and match it to the | | | | risky if you do not have any idea on how it can |
| print output, still, it can be quite limiting as it | | | | affect the colors of your print. Certain colors will |
| cannot accurately copy the shade of green used | | | | go flat too when using special papers with no |
| by Starbucks. | | | | coating. Remember that paper is a media that |
| Poster Making Tips: Working with Colors and | | | | needs to attract light too to bring out the |
| Design | | | | vibrancy of the prints. |
| How can one, indeed, gain insight into poster | | | | • If your printing project truly colors for |
| making and full color printing? | | | | a colored paper, it is always best to ask your |
| Well, here are some ideas that you can certainly | | | | printer about your options and the pros and cons |
| use to make posters that are captivating, | | | | of the job. |
| interesting and beautiful all at the same time. Play | | | | Full color poster printing is a very accommodating |
| with these ideas and be more daring in | | | | media. There are so many ways for you to |
| experimenting with your posters. | | | | create interesting designs that will draw your |
| Become Single | | | | client's attention and create the buzz for your |
| • A monochromatic color scheme can | | | | business. |