Poster printing is considered more of a science than an art and is bounded by theories of style, designs and concepts that play a major role in making them attractive and easy to understand sources of advertisement. There are many different types of layouts that are put to use while designing a poster. These layouts help to determine the purpose of the poster and the resultant influence that it will have on the general audience.
The basics types of layouts that are used these days are the 'wanted' and the 'stream lined' layouts.
The wanted layout is the type of design that has a title, more like a header file and the resultant matter in the middle of the sheet. It also contains information and surplus ideas regarding the cause for which it is put up, at the bottom and the sides of the poster. A good idea of a typical wanted style layout poster is one that you may find in the police station where criminal pictures are put up with the wanted sign.
The other type of printing layout is that of the stream lined variety that includes data stacked in a column in a systematic manner. It basically has the tendency to target the human body tendency to look and scrutinize facts from top to bottom. There are no additional pictures and information except for what is already presented on the poster.
The poster printing industry gives the people a number of opportunities to customize posters for their various needs and advertising purposes. You can decide the poster size, shape, the coloring and the graphics as also the font in which you want to write out the information. The type of poster material is also chosen by the customer before the final print is made. You can choose from plastic, to cloth to vinyl and corflute depending on your advertisement needs.
The Poster printing industry is vast and you can find one that will cater to your needs if you look well enough and are willing to spend money for a well designed and printed poster board.