Everyone needs a bit of optimism in their lives, and this neon sign poster is the perfect pick-me-up. Pop it on the office noticeboard, set it as your phone background, or share it on social media to spread the good vibes.
We’ll create the poster layout in Adobe InDesign and prepare the design for either printing or online circulation. This is a great all-round introduction to graphic poster design for beginners.
If you’re looking for a quick-fix design, these high-impact poster templates from GraphicRiver and Envato Elements will do just the trick.
Firstly, make sure you have access to Adobe InDesign. Then you’ll also need to download the following images and fonts:
Set the Width of the page to 24 in and Height to 36 in. Keep the Margins to their default width, and add a Bleed of 0.25 in to all edges of the page. Then click OK.
On the Gradient Ramp, set the left-hand stop to Deep Pink and the right-hand stop to Shadow. Click on the ramp to add a third stop in the center, setting this to Maroon.
With the rectangle selected, head up to Object on the main menu, and Effects > Transparency. Set the Mode to Multiply and reduce the Opacity to 90%, before clicking OK.
Use the Line Tool (\) to draw a slightly diagonal line across the top half of the page, as shown below.
Select the Type on a Path Tool (Shift-T) and click once on the left side of the line, to transform it into a text path.
Switch to the Selection Tool (V, Escape) and select the line. From the Swatches panel, set the Stroke Color to [None].
Select the line and Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste, moving the copy below. Adjust the text to read ‘will’ and reduce the Font Size a little.
Edit > Paste the line again, editing this text to read ‘be’ and moving it over to the bottom-right of ‘will’, as shown below.
Paste again, moving this copy to the bottom of the group, and adjusting the text to read ‘alright’. Increase the Font Size a little.
With the pasted Pale Pink group selected, go to Object > Effects > Transparency. Set the Mode to Screen and Opacity to 70%.
Click on Outer Glow in the left-hand menu. Set the Effect Color to Pale Pink and bring the Opacity down to around 65%.
Finally, click on Gradient Feather at the bottom of the menu. Set the Type to Radial, and click OK to exit the window.
Edit > Paste in Place to drop another group of text lines onto the page. We’ll use this copy as a highlight, to give the text effect some extra glow.
Click on Outer Glow in the panel’s menu, and set the Effect Color to Pale Pink. Set the Opacity to around 55%, add about 10% Noise, and set the Spread to 40%.
Use the Pencil Tool (N) to draw more lines leading from the outlying edges of each word, trailing down to the bottom of the page. Repeat the same Stroke Weight and Color as described in the step above.
Add a few looped lines between the words in the center of the layout, setting the Stroke Color to Dark Pink, to indicate the increased amount of light at the center of the poster.
Use the Line Tool (\) to create a line under the baseline of the top word, ‘Everything’. Set the Stroke Color of the line to Shadow and set the Weight (from the Stroke panel) to 11 pt.
Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste the line, shortening it to fit under ‘will’. Repeat two more times, placing copies of the line under ‘be’ and ‘alright’.
In this tutorial we’ve covered a wide range of skills for creating poster work and special typographic effects. You now know how to:
If you’re on the hunt for more poster designs, a poster template is a quick and easy-to-edit alternative. You can find tons of fantastic event, infographic and motivational posters over on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements.
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