Poster Examples

What are the four most important things to keep in mind when designing a poster?

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1. Grabbing the Attention Should Be Your Priority
2. Show Little, Hide Little
3. Give Your Viewers a Reason
4. Your Poster Should Also Attract Non-Fans
5. Be Consistent
6. Avoid Getting Too Creative
7. Good Amount of Spacing
8. Recognizably

Some good examples

http://www.gamescastlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Batman.jpg

http://cinedork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pos1.jpg

http://cinedork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pos3.jpg

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/21254-disney-pixars-up-retro-posters

http://attemptedreview.blogspot.com/2010/04/daily-dose-of-awesome-retro-video-game.html

All of these are interesting and would immediately capture the eye of a random person (fan or not). The color of these posters also serve an interesting factor as well; based on the color, that's what type of thing its going to be. It has appropriate spacing and the pictures are not overly graphic but just enough.