oh yeah....I'm all into this (right now. I'm sure I'll find something else later in the week to play with)
I LOVE posting pics of cool quotes on Twitter so I went to Google images to find one and I saw this AUDACIOUS chalkboard poster.
When I went to the site, of course they were for sale on Etsy, and I thought, "No way! I'll learn how to do it on my own!"
So I cheated a little and found some hints and tricks from other sites and blogs and then just played around with it for awhile and waa-lah! You too, can makes these fabulous posters from scratch to share, tweet, blog, or post on your website. All you need are a couple of great quotes (there are billions online) and start creating!;
First, you have to find a chalkboard background. If using a Creative Commons website, make sure you add the attribution at the bottom of the background. Here's one from Alice Keeler on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alicegop/13318243535/in/photolist-4U2LU1-6WB15Q-4nnLFX-6WwZF2-6WB16f-6WwZEv-64jkeP-iezaRh-7Nwmv-6SRSMe-9jQxWq-mhTtNx-mhVm7A-8H4sE5-8H4sNq There are other ways to create chalkboards as well. If you want a simple black background, create one in powerpoint and save it as a .jpg My favorite is going to
www.picmonkey.com Go to design, then click on textures and there's are two chalkboard backgrounds you can use. Canva
canva.com has a background as well.
Second, it's time to start looking for some fonts you can use. I really like
dafont.com There are several that would work including Sketchblock, Blackboard, or Chalk Hand Lettering. You can also just choose which ones tickle your fancy. Another MUST font to download would be Dingbats. These will be used for decorating your chalkboard.
Third, find the platform you want to use. I use Powerpoint, but if you know of something else, you can do that as well. You can absolutely design it completely in PicMonkey (which I did with this one) and use your own fonts. You can also use Canva, but the fonts are set on it. Whatever you choose, you're going to have fun!
Fourth, Think outside the box. The one I created above is pretty simple, but think about the different colors you could use for text, more elaborate shapes you could use as well as the massive amount of other sites out there.
And that's it. Setting the entire thing up will be the longest part, but after that, the sky's the limit! Have fun and chalk to your heart's content. Best part of it all? You don't have to slap the erasers on a tree outside and get chalkdust up your nose, in your clothes, drying out your skin...ahhhhh school days!
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Because of the technology that educators and students are using as well as the infrastructure being provided by school districts for devices, libraries and classrooms, more and more, are embracing the paperless society. Although advertising with paper posters can still bring buzz, more and more people are looking at websites, both personal or professional, and what is posted on them. With that in mind, here are the top 10 online poster creators you can use (in no particular order)
Posteroven
www.posteroven.com Create your own poster to share, save, or print with already provided templates you can custom design.
Incorporates QR codes as the main theme in all templates.
No registration required.
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Keep Calm-o-matic –
http://keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk We all know the familiar Keep Calm posters.
Here’s a place you can create your own.
After creation, it is part of the many other public Keep Calm posters created.
You can post it on social media outlets as well as save it as a pdf.
Login only required if you’d like to keep your posters private.
Poster My Wall –
www.postermywall.comCreate a poster by choose a background, and
adding anything from text to photos to clipart.
Also has a flickr search function.
Download it or share it on Facebook.
You can purchase higher quality downloads if you’d like to print.
No registration required
Canva –
www.canva.com This site not only allows you to create a poster, but you can also create many other things including a blog graphic, presentation or a card.
Choose from hundreds of different options but be aware that there are higher quality options that cost (typically $1.00 per graphic).
Share on social media outlets or save and publish online.
Registration required.
Picmonkey –
www.picmonkey.com This isn’t just a photograph editor, it can create beautiful posters as well.
Add text, background, images and frames, then take it to the editor.
You can save to your desktop or share via social media outlets.
There are parts of the site that are premium and require payment but the free parts are more than enough to create beautiful posters.
Registration required.
Lucid Press -
https://www.lucidpress.com/pages/examples/free-online-poster-maker This is the more sophisticated poster maker that looks a lot like MS Publisher.
It allows for more freedom of creativity with many
different functionalities.
You can share it via social media, share the link or publish it online.
Registration is required.
Flyer Lizard -
http://flyerlizard.com/ Easy to create posters that already have the templates and backgrounds to work with.
All you need to supply is the text and photo if you choose to.
There’s an option to add a QR code or even an audio clip from SoundCloud.
You can share via social media or save it.
Registration required
Motivator -
http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php We’ve all seen the motivational posters with the black frame and a motivational saying at the bottom (usually with a soaring eagle as a picture).
Here’s your chance to create your own motivational poster.
Upload images from your own photos, Facebook, or Flickr Account.
This is a premium account and registration is required
Bannersnack -
http://www.bannersnack.com/ With a free account you can create a banner and download or embed it.
With the free account, you get 1GB of storage, gif only download, and no more than 10k views a day.
Registration is required and premium plans are available
Recite This -
http://www.recitethis.com/ Choose from an assortment of poster backgrounds by sliding through your options.
The only thing you need to create is your text.
Share it via social media, a permalink or email.
No registration required.
Muzy (app) is available for Andoid, Iphone, Ipod, or Google Play. Create a poster using your own photos from Facebook, photo album, or Google Images (be careful with this option...it doesn't differentiate between Creative Commons and copy written images) and add text to create an online poster. Share it via Instagram or Facebook. Registration required.