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DTP
1
your TASK
Your task is to create
and design a Poster for
The Hub illustrating
the drug- and tobacco-
free policy they
maintain.
the SKILLS
· Createanddesigna
promotionalposter
A
postercanmotivate,inspire,orsimplycommunicateanimportant
messagetoanaudience.Alargegraphicimagealongwithaconcise
phraseorslogancanbehunginacommonareaoralargespace.Posterscan
beprintedinvarioussizes,typicallylarge,sothattheycanbeseenfroma
distance.AtTheHub,postersarehungthroughoutthelobbytocommunicate
variouseventsandfunctionstotheirpatrons.
1. Keepthegraphiclargeandeye-catching.
2. Themessageshouldbebriefandtothepoint.
3. Tomaximizevisibilityfromadistance,useaneasy-to-readblockstylefont.
4. Planthelayoutanddesignoftheposteronpaperfirst.
5. Readthroughallinstructionspriortocompletingtheproject.
1. Beforecontinuing,notethatthelayout,design,andfontsforthisprojectwillbe
leftforyoutodecide.
2. UsingMicrosoftPublisher,oranequivalentdesktoppublishingsoftware,create
anewdocument.
3. SavethedocumentasProjectDTP-1Posterinyour"DTP"folderunder"The
Hub"folder.
4. Setthepagesizeto8.5incheswidex11inchestallwith.25inchmarginsonall
sides.
5. Usingtherectangletool,createaboxthatis8incheswidex10.5inchestall
witha4pointborder.Placethisboxsothatitalignswiththepagemarginsas
showninFigureDTP-1.1.Placethecontentsfortheposterwithinthisbox.
Note:
This border can later be removed. It is used now to assist you in staying
within the margins while you lay out the poster.
6. Atthetopcenteroftheposter,includethefollowinglarge,boldfaceheading:
THEHUB...GOSAFE!
7. InsertTheHublogo,installedfromTheHubResourceCD.Resizethelogosoitis
inproportionwiththerestofthedocument.
8. Includealargegraphicimageorphotographthatdepictshappyteensdoing
somethingpositiveanddrugfree.
9. Includethefollowingsubheadingontheposter:
ATTENTION:YOUAREENTERINGADRUG&TOBACCOFREEZONE!
10. Includethefollowingbriefsummaryontheposter:
Drug/Tobacco Free Poster
For Evaluation Purposes Only