What are things you can do to lose that amateur look in your poster designs
In this simple guide to professional poster printing, I will teach you the correct design and printing techniques that will make that amateur feel of your custom posters vanish. Just follow the tips below and you should easily discover how.
• Get original high-res images – For color posters, the image really is a big determining factor on how professional or amateurish the design looks. That is why, it is important that you dump any kind of amateur clip-art or web image you are using and try to get original high resolution images for your design.
I say original image, because it is important that your design have a look that has never been seen before. A mark of an amateur color poster is basically the use of recycled or reprocessed images. So it is best to take your own pictures, or develop your own graphics.
Besides that, it is important that your image is in high resolution for proper poster printing. Amateur looking color posters typically have low resolution images that look a bit fuzzy when printed. So if you use high resolution images, you can lose that amateur look in the image pretty easily.
• Get professional poster templates – Now, in terms for layout, a good way to remove that amateur look is to get professional templates. Templates have all the settings you need in terms of dimension, guidelines and overall layout. By using these, your design should conform better to the professional standards. Therefore, the output will look less amateurish and more professional simply because you follow the rules of a template. You can get yours easily online through the websites of online printing companies.
• Keep your fonts simple – Another way you can remove that amateur look is to keep your fonts simple. Many amateur designers make the mistake in using font styles that are just too intricate and wild for comfort. Thus, you must always be vigilant and try to use simpler font styles that will have a professional look. Using headline sans serif fonts are always recommended to make sure that everything is understandable in the text.
• Use the best quality paper – You might also want to look into your paper materials if you want to lose that amateur look. Many amateurs do not even pay attention to the paper materials, thinking that the poster printer will handle it. However, you can actually dictate your paper materials in poster printing to enhance your designs and make the look more professional. I recommend that you use that special glossy paper since it really makes posters look great and they will never be considered as amateurish in this way.
These are the things you can do to lose that amateur look. It is easy right? Try to do it now on your own poster designs! Good luck!
