| A color poster can do wonders for your next sales | | | | This is the standard indoor poster size, used a lot in |
| presentation, your trade show presentation or just | | | | movie rental stores and sold as personal |
| hanging in your store window to draw people in. No | | | | “heartthrob” posters for teenagers. (Come on, |
| matter how big your poster printing budget, you can | | | | you know you had at least one!) |
| create colorful, eye-catching posters in whatever size | | | | These are large enough to contain look-at-me graphics |
| fits your budget. | | | | and read-me headline text along with smaller text that |
| A poster can be small and flyer-sized, or it can be big | | | | gives details. These types of posters are often placed |
| enough to get the attention of people driving by a busy | | | | in waiting areas of doctor’s offices or 10-minute oil |
| downtown street. You can either pay X amount to | | | | changing businesses, where customers have time to |
| print a bunch of small posters to post in your store, in | | | | read the smaller print. |
| community areas or to hand out on the street, or you | | | | These can also be used outdoors, in display areas that |
| can pay the same amount to print one huge poster for | | | | are close to pedestrians, like in front of downtown |
| a trade show or as a sidewalk sign to bring in | | | | buildings. The design and headline text are big enough |
| customers from the street. | | | | to be noticeable from a distance for walkers and slow |
| Let us review the poster sizes you can purchase and | | | | drivers, or drivers stopped at street lights. |
| use in different situations. | | | | Large: 24” x 36” and 27” x 39” |
| Small: 11” x 17” | | | | These are generally your outdoor posters, although |
| These smaller sized posters are great for those with | | | | these can be high-impact indoor posters. For outdoor |
| a smaller budget. It is bigger than the standard legal | | | | locations, these sizes can grab the attention of drivers |
| size paper (8.5” x 14”) that most home desktop | | | | and passers-by. Generally, there is not any small print |
| printers top out at. | | | | on these because of their street location. |
| This size is best for indoor use when you have a small | | | | These are great indoor posters for big areas with high |
| space. Its size makes it easy to see from a few feet | | | | traffic like train stations, cafeterias and trade show |
| away, but not so big that you must stand a few feet | | | | halls. These grab people’s attention because of |
| away to see it all. You can also use this size outdoors | | | | their large size for an indoor poster. |
| in phone booths, bus station stops and community | | | | Custom Sized Posters |
| boards, like at a university campus. | | | | Digital printers can print posters in whatever size you |
| Small posters work best with lots of graphics and little | | | | need. If you want to display a poster on a certain wall |
| text. Many non-profits use this size to advertise their | | | | or storefront window, you can ask that the poster be |
| events. | | | | printed in the exact dimensions you need – from |
| Medium: 18” x 24” | | | | 8” x 8” to 58” x 100”. |
