How to Make a Motivational Poster

When there's a difficult job to do or goal to accomplish, it can be difficult to stay motivated. Whether it's studying to get good grades, keeping up a high work output at your place of employment or losing weight, a motivational poster can act as an inspiration to stay motivated and continue doing the job or reaching for the goal. Family members or fellow employees can participate in the creation of the motivational poster, thereby helping to keep an entire group of people motivated.


Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Poster Board
* Color Markers
* Pencil

1.
Step 1

Write down specifically what you want your motivational poster to accomplish, whether it's work harder, get better grades or lose weight.
2.
Step 2

Brainstorm ideas on what words to use that will spur you and other to accomplish the goal. For example, if you want to get better grades, you could write "Studying is for winners." If you want to lose weight, you could write "Tomorrow, a slimmer me." Keep the number of words short so its message can be taken in at a glance.
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Step 3

Sketch some ideas for background shapes over which you'll print your words. Arrows and starburst patterns can be effective eye-catchers. Rectangles and ovals can also help to accentuate the arrows and starburst patterns.
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Step 4

Draw the background shapes with a pencil on your poster board. Then draw the words over the background shapes. The words should be "on top" of the background shapes, so erase any background shape pencil lines that cross over the words. Vary the thickness of the letters to give the words added weight.
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Step 5

Color in the background shapes with colored markers. Be careful not to color in the shape of the words yet. Also, avoid having a background shape be the same color as you'll be using in the words so that they'll stand out more.
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Step 6

Take a marker and fill in the color for the words. Use a black marker to outline the words. Add an exclamation point if desired for emphasis