We all spend more time at home than anywhere else, so why not make your home office as beautiful and inspiring as possible? This collection of typographic posters will be the perfect addition to your home office, regardless of whether you work from home or simply need a place to store all your paperwork. Whether you want creative and modern pieces or you prefer something a little more traditional, there’s something for everyone in this list of 8 amazing typographic posters for your home office!
Create a Theme
Working in a professional office requires that you step up your game when it comes to interior design. The rest of your company’s staff will look to you as a leader, and if your home office looks disorganized or unprofessional, then chances are everyone else will assume you’re just as messy when it comes to handling other important tasks. To avoid that assumption, create a theme in your home office.
Use Fonts People Know
Typefaces like Helvetica, Univers, or Futura seem to be everywhere these days. Most people are familiar with these typefaces, so when designing a poster or other piece of typography art, it’s easy to reach for them. Instead of grabbing one of these fonts—which can sometimes look cold and distant—try using less-familiar typefaces that add unique personality and interest to your design.
Pick a Good Color Scheme
The colors you use on your posters are critical to their readability. Bright colors and patterns can hurt readability; instead, stick with neutral backgrounds that make text pop. Using a color scheme (i.e., picking colors that work well together) will ensure your poster doesn’t have any visual mishaps. Try pairing bright colors with more subdued ones in order to create contrast.
Create Great Artwork
Most of us use lettering in our daily lives, but we don’t often spend much time studying it or figuring out how to make it great. There’s a reason most graphic designers know and understand typography intimately: letters are often one of your best design tools. This is especially true if you’re designing logos, posters or signage. You can really turn any wall into an impressive work of art by using these fonts effectively.
Put Together a Nice Design Package
You’ve got a great idea, you know what your business is going to do, and now it’s time to put together a design package. In simplest terms, a design package is all of your marketing collateral: It includes logo designs, business cards, brochures, advertisements and so on.
Pink Matter
Abstract Expressions
Abstract Whispers
Starry Burst
Consider Colorspace and File Format
Color is vital in visual design, so it’s important to consider which colorspace your image will be displayed in and what file format you’ll deliver it in. For example, if you’re going to be viewed online, your images should adhere to sRGB color space. If you want viewers to be able to zoom into an image without a noticeable loss of quality, save your design at a high resolution using an image format such as .png (as opposed to .jpg or .gif).
Pink Matter
Abstract Expressions
Abstract Whispers
Starry Burst
Final Tips
Typography may seem like a relic of a time when you needed to know how to use Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress to make good flyers. But these days, thanks to things like an abundance of fonts, cheap printing options, and even free font sites (like Font Squirrel), typography has never been more relevant—or more fun. Here are some ideas for adding unique typographic elements to your home office.