By Fran Matthews

When I found an adorable Barbie poster for my daughter's bedroom, I thought it would be easy to find the perfect poster frame for it. Once I started looking, however, I could not find one to suit my requirements. First of all, it had to be cute and colorful. A basic black poster frame just would not be satisfactory. Second, it had to be safe for young children. If the frame were to fall, it could not be heavy or breakable. Third, the poster frame needed to be inexpensive.

With no luck in finding a suitable poster frame, I decided to look into making one myself. Off to the craft store I went, where I soon noticed that foam board is a popular material. The product is very lightweight, colorful, and affordable. Foam board was the perfect choice. I let my creative spirit take over, and I was very impressed with the final product. It's cute, colorful, safe, and inexpensive, just like I was hoping. The total cost of the materials was about $10, not including the poster. Here's how you can make one, too:

Materials:
1. Poster
2. One sheet yellow foam board, 20 inches x 30 inches
3. Two sheets standard white poster board, 22 inches x 28 inches each
4. Foam sparkle flower stickers
5. Two ribbons, each 28 inches long
6. X-Acto knife
7. Tape measure
8. Tape

Directions:
1. Tape the 2 sheets of white poster board together, creating a larger, single poster board that is 28 inches x 44 inches.

2. Tape your poster of choice onto the poster board that has been taped together. Try to center it evenly in the middle, equidistant from all 4 sides. The Barbie poster I used for this project measures 22 inches x 34 inches, but you can always adapt the size of your frame to accommodate a poster with different dimensions.

3. Cut the yellow foam board into pieces to fit the size needed to frame your poster. Suggestion: Add an extra ½ inch to the top and bottom pieces and ¼ inch to the width of each side piece to avoid unwanted space between the poster and the frame. Because of the dimensions of the yellow foam board, I had to piece together the sides of my frame. The actual dimensions of the pieces I cut for the frame were:2 sections of yellow foam board: 28 inches x 5 inches2 sections of yellow foam board: 30 inches x 3 ¼ inches2 sections of yellow foam board: 4 inches x 3 ¼ inches

4. Tape the yellow foam board frame pieces together.

5. Using tape between the two, attach the frame to the poster board, showcasing your poster.

6. Tape ribbons to the reverse side of the frame. Try to center them about 8 inches apart equidistant from the center point at the top.

7. Tie the ribbons into a bow.

8. Embellish the frame using the foam sparkle flower stickers. Find the perfect place on the wall and hang it up!

Summary:
At first, I was discouraged because I could not find a suitable frame for my daughter's poster. Using foam board and a little creativity, I made a lightweight, colorful, and inexpensive poster frame that she will enjoy.

Fran Matthews is a mom who enjoys crafts and cooking. For photos of this project, see http://www.bestdesignercrafts.com/.
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By Jimmy Sturo

The success of any product is greatly determined by the advertising campaign. Moreover, advertising is a crucial weapon to influence customer psychology. Advertising campaigns involve the use of many medias, posters being one of the most important. Posters located in strategic locations can do wonders to draw the prospective customer?s attention.

Previously, poster printing had its limitations and often the designer?s efforts did not get proper justice due to the inferior quality prints. However, things have changed with the developments in screen-printing techniques and have become even better with the advent of digital printing.
In recent years, many digital poster-printing companies have emerged and can help with an entire advertising campaign.

These companies not only provide posters for commercial purposes but also design and print posters for reunions, anniversaries, birthdays, concerts, PR events, and anything that needs to draw public attention.

These companies use cutting-edge technology in color poster printing and digital poster processes and provide clients with unique and impressive advertising and marketing campaigns.
Posters can be made more appealing and effective with the use of different layouts and designs. Moreover, various types of paper are available for printing posters.

It is advisable to go through the sample of the poster very carefully to prevent problems in the future. Similarly, as color printings give different output on different types of high gloss poster printer paper, it is advisable to go for a quality that is compatible with the concept, design, and purpose of the poster.

Modern day digital poster prints are fully computerized and are available in a variety of file formats. Besides this, variables such as resolution, gradients, bleeds, borders, fonts, text, and flattening of layers greatly determine the final look of the poster. Thus, it is advisable to discuss all these attributes with the printing company to achieve the best results.

Posters are the most traditional and effective means of reaching the masses. The use of the latest printing techniques has made them more appealing and effective in their purpose.
Printing provides detailed information on Printing, Photo Printing, Post Card Printing, Commercial Printing and more. Printing is affiliated with Screen Printing Equipment.
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