How To Do Hand Designed Poster Production and Distribution
Words & Art by Adam Bradley
Toronto, ON

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From the crayons of Adam Bradley:

Welcome! This is a step by step guide to one way of making handmade show posters and getting them around town. I figured out the process from scratch and it’s been pretty simple and effective. I’m a visual artist and I put on shows a lot, so I figured I’d try and combine those things. It’s a fun project either way. Anyone can do poster art. Anyone. You can make something fun and funny even by using the wrong hand to draw with an old chocolate Easterbunny you found behind your TV. Don’t do that though probably.

1. Gather all necessary information. Make sure all info for your show is 100% confirmed before you start creating the poster. This includes stuff like:
a) Band names
b) DJ names
c) The full date (Friday, April 21). Year is optional.
d) Doors open time
e) Location with address
f) Price (At the door and in advance with location of sale, if necessary.)
g) The logos of any affiliated organizations you may be working with.
h) It may also be useful to list any relevant points of social … Read More »