Especialidades JA/Letreros y carteles/Respuestas
Nivel de destreza
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Año
1933
Version
29.11.2024
Autoridad de aprobación
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Notice how colour has been used to emphasize the word "Love" in the Pathfinder Motto poster shown below.
Wiki Article on The Colour Wheel.
Wiki Article on Colour Schemes.
- Decorations
Decorations on your poster can be used to attract the eye. Here's a list of some ideas.
- A nice border around the edges.
- Corner designs.
- Interesting horizontal dividers to separate sections of text.
- Drawings to illustrate the theme.
- Themed bullets for a bullet list.
- Visual icons rather than text in some cases.
- Fancy capital letters or initials.
- Patterned background as long as it does not detract from the text.
- Layout
Layout is the word used to describe the placement of items on a page or poster. Planning where each item goes on the poster is important to the overall attractiveness of the poster. Here are some things to keep in mind.
- Layout your poster with headings and subheadings.
- Layout the information into sections.
- The items on the page should have balance and simplicity.
- Choose where you want to add decorations, photographs, graphs, borders and design text around these.
- Avoid presenting too much detail.
- Leave enough white space (background space).
- Information should flow by column or by row.
- Simplify
Keeping a poster simple can be harder than it first sounds. Have you ever walked into a building that had so many items in it, that it was hard to see the beauty of the building? Over-cluttered posters can have the same effect. The message can get lost in the complications.
Here's a list of ideas to keep your posters simple.
- Use only one or two types of lettering.
- Choose a simple colour scheme.
- Use decorations sparingly, and only to strengthen the message.
- Organize the page space, try and have items balanced.
- Have a single message in mind when making a poster.
- Don't mix styles, try and have a uniform approach to text and images.
- Limit your creative elements, you can always use that other great idea on your next poster.
- Further reading.
The following wiki articles may be useful to helping you create an attractive poster.
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One suggestion is to complete one poster of the Pathfinder Pledge, Law, Aim, or Motto. You could complete the requirement for your level in the section on Personal Growth - Commitment. A poster like this would be considered an art project.
- Explorer - Pathfinder Pledge
- Ranger - Pathfinder Law
- Voyager - Pathfinder Aim
- Guide - Pathfinder Motto
Other suggestions might be posters for;
- song lyrics
- school projects (science fair etc.)
- advertising posters for Pathfinder events
- summer Bible school poster
- memory text poster
- fund raising chart poster
- poster to teach other levels skills or honors
Remember that this requirement is to make posters in a variety of sizes. You do not have to make every poster with large poster boards. Perhaps one can be legal or even letter size. Be creative.
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- a. Arreglo
- b. Pulcritud
- c. Selección de la clase de letra utilizada
Some suggestions for topics: Some of these ideas will help you with other Pathfinder honors.
- decorative poster for your room
- get well poster for someone in the hospital
- motivational message for at home
- list of goals for your next year
- emergency phone numbers posted near the phone
- home fire escape plan
- bicycling safety and rules
- lettering on a knot board
- any information learned in a Pathfinder honor class.
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