Designing a Decorative Poster - 10 Examples

Decorating a room is often a long and difficult process: first you have to think about the placement of the furniture, try it out and change it until you finally arrive at a pleasant arrangement. In addition to the furniture, you have to think about decorating the walls at the same time. This is a critical step, because the interior elements that go on the wall may be in conflict with the placement of the furniture, in which case the whole lot needs to be re-arranged.

We cannot give room-specific decoration advice, but we can tell you more about the decoration elements that go on the walls, in this case decorative posters.

Decorative posters are one of the most common ways to decorate the walls of the home after paintings, and they are significantly more affordable. The atmosphere created by the framed decorative posters is also not much different from the paintings, except perhaps the commissioned oil painting, which is unique and, depending on the artist, a financial investment.

In this blog, we share ten ideas for decorative posters, which you can then use in designing the interior of your own space. Decorative poster designs vary from ready-made images to self-created or taken images.

When it comes to decorative posters, one of the most long-lasting trends is to use old advertising posters with expired copyright. One of the most famous examples is the accompanying 19th century advertising poster for one of Paris' first nightclubs, Le Chat Noir. These decorative posters appeal to you with their classic style, the imprint left by traditional art when it comes to colour and visual texture, as well as the copyright-free use and popular culture.

Please note, however, that the copyright-free use only applies to the original work, so check the copyright markings of scans or images taken from the works. However, there is an exception in copyright law for copying for private use, for example within family.

Le Chat Noir is such an old poster that the copyright has long since expired, freeing the use of the advertising poster for popular culture, which has used it for various purposes. The Le Chat Noir poster has been used, among other things, in themed restaurants and night clubs, as well as in movies and various prints, such as postcards and of course decorative posters, spreading recognition around the world and maintaining the popularity of the design.

Such decorative posters are suitable for anything, but an example could be decorating a self-made bar, your own dining room or a restaurant.

As in the previous section, copyright and their expiration are strongly emphasized here. Many famous artists have died hundreds of years ago and lived before the birth of the concept of copyright law, for example Leonardo Da Vinci, who created the Mona Lisa, died in 1519, or Vincent Van Gogh, who created the accompanying painting, died in 1890. Also in this case, it is worth checking the copyright of the scans or images of the painting if you want to decorate your business.

The purpose of the poster is to bring the dignity created by the famous painting to the space, although it is not authentic and the textures are missing, but when it's framed, behind glass and viewed from a distance, it looks very authentic.

Here at MEB, we have an alternative to posters for those looking for realism, the cotton canvas, which largely mimics the texture of a painting. So, if you want your interior design to be as close as possible to the original, order your poster as a canvas print!

A common way to decorate the walls of the home and at the same time create the illusion of a continuous space is to hang a (literal) landscape picture as a decorative poster. Of course, you can download a landscape photo from an image bank, but a photo you took yourself, for example, from a vacation on the French Riviera, brings back memories. If the picture is good, it is also a point of pride that can be presented to others.

In modern times, it is easy to take landscape photos in panoramic format with a smartphone, which combines what it sees into a single image by moving the camera smoothly. This is a very useful feature if you want the entire location in one image. You can also take individual photos in Landscape mode.

In many people's lives, their own family are one of the pillars of life. It is a good idea to make framed photo posters from photos taken of family members, either to show their importance or, for example, in the case of the deceased, to remind of the legacy they left behind.

Our decorative posters can be printed with top-quality inkjet technology, with the wider range of colors enabling reproductions with photo-accuracy, including the colors. Read more about our printing device and the inks it uses on its product page!

If you need smaller pictures for, say, a photo album or want to make a picture book out of them, read more on their own product pages!

Many people actively create art and graphics. Many do it just for fun, but many also do it for work, either directly to print or as part of a larger entity. Nowadays, a large part of art is done digitally by drawing or with 3D models, and this is easy to print directly and accurately on different objects, unlike traditional paintings, which must first be carefully scanned into digital format.

Art suitable for posters can be large entities with characters and environments or even individual elements, such as character concepts on a white background, buildings, nature, etc. Graphics produced by well-known designers are also popular in posters.

Our inkjet printing gives your work an imitation of the original and excellent quality, allowing you to make it part of your interior and present it to others. You can also use your art to make stickers for a fan shop, for example! Read more about our other printed products or feel free to contact us about the possibility of partnering.

Photo posters are not only nature or family photos, but professional photographers add their own artistic touch to their photos. The photographer can choose a camera and lens suitable for his purposes, adjust the lighting, choose the object to be photographed, add the desired elements to the background, and correct or add elements in post-production.

An example of this is a photo of a top model whose image has been edited with an artistic eye.

Many do different things in their free time to take a break from everyday life. Someone might like classic cars, another collects minerals or goes fishing with a group of friends on weekends. There are almost endless hobbies and interests, and some people want to bring them into their interior design.

Our decorative posters do the job perfectly! As stated before, you can print your posters with excellent quality and accuracy, and the frames have their own atmosphere and are well suited in certain situations.

In connection with family photos, our decorative posters are also suitable for capturing various memories, for example wedding photos or photos from other parts in life. You can admire long-lasting decorative posters and go through memories from your own sofa.

Information posters are suitable for many purposes. These can be hobby posters as well as educational advertising posters, but what we have in mind are school classroom decorative posters.

We give an example of biology lessons. Chances are there is at least one biology-related decoration in the classroom. An artistic picture poster of an animal, for example with its scientific name, or all the subspecies of an animal included in one poster would be suitable for such a space.

These are also suitable for decorating a business. An example of this could be an informational poster on the wall of a butcher shop about the different parts of a cow and how they are used.

We talked about information posters in the form of an advertising poster in an earlier blog and they guide you to buy products or services with the help of information. Read more on our advertising posters blog!

This is very much related to the previous hobby posters, but it is already strongly differentiated as a topic and the communities are more pronounced that it deserves its own chapter. Popular culture very strongly includes topics from the entertainment industry, such as music, television, movies, video games, comics and other entertainment literature. Communities can range from a broader topic to series or, in some cases, characters and actors.

The posters according to the subject area are suitable not only for decoration but also for many kinds of collecting or community activities. These posters can be brought to concerts or events, for example, and you can, for example, ask for the autograph of a person related to the topic, such as a performer, which, when framed, makes it a unique interior design element.

Decorative posters aim to create the desired atmosphere and the subjects vary from various art forms to people, nature or various interests.

If you want, you can get top-quality inkjet printing from us at MEB, so that your decorative poster imitates the original image very accurately, even in terms of colours. Our decorative posters are available in many sizes, in different shapes, and you can order something additional, for example framing.

If you got ideas from this blog or otherwise just want to research the matter, click on the attached link to get to know the decorative posters product page!