Ltd Edition Poster
Posted in Prints on 06/05/2009 01:42 am by adminLtd Edition Poster
How to Cut the Cost of Poster Printing
We have been doing poster printing projects over the years and have had our share of budget problems when it comes to printing them. Custom poster printing is no joke. It took out a huge hunk of promotional budgets for our events, awareness campaigns and instructional seminars. Now, in these slow times, it has become prudent to cut costs whenever you can. For poster printing, we have discovered a few tricks to print posters at a relatively low cost without sacrificing quality and marketability. Just follow these tips and you'll still be able to show a beautiful color poster design to the public with some money still in your wallet.
Print at home
One of the easiest things we did was to produce the custom posters at home. If you have a relatively decent printer and simple design, all the investment you need is a full cartridge for your printer. Use your own camera to take a few good pictures for your project and scan other pertinent details like the projects logo, sponsors etc. We used the free image editing software in our camera to improve the pictures, and just passed it in to a simple office application for printing. We just bought some glossy printer friendly paper from the show and poof! We had budget posters.
Use smaller sizes
If however, unprofessional looking home posters is somewhat lacking for your taste, then it's time to trim down on the size of the poster that your poster printing company will print. The standard sizes for outdoor posters would be around 24x36 and 27x39. For indoor posters, a decent size would be 18x24. This gives the maximum exposure for a poster but at a high cost. If you are targeting your posters to be placed on indoor environments with lots of traffic the standard letter size 8.5x11 and the larger 11x17 sizes can suffice. This gives you more or less the same amount of exposure for your poster but at a lesser price. Of course being smaller, try to compensate for this by using eye-catching colors and designs.
Design your own poster
Another way we have found to cut the cost of printing posters is by design posters ourselves. Hiring a professional graphics designer from the poster printing company or by yourself will cost you. If you are good or have some knowledge about graphic design then you are lucky you can do it yourself. Even novices with only a healthy interest in image editing programs can produce a pretty decent poster design when given some time. If you are pretty weak at anything art related, you can try using a poster template from the printing company, or download a few free templates over the internet at little to no cost. Of course the creativity and originality of that work might be in question. If you can't design by your own and still want a creative poster design, then try hiring a graphic design student. Their rates are cheaper and would welcome the opportunity to add something to their portfolio and resume'.
Quality vs. Quantity
Lastly, if you really want to cut costs, you have to decide on what you want to focus on, quality or quantity. If you already have an idea for a few of places with high traffic to place your poster then just print a few high quality posters and place them there. If you have a significant amount of ground to cover to place your posters then opt to print a high number of lower quality posters. Bet on your superior poster design and the sheer quantity of posters to get your message through.
Those are what we learned from experience when printing posters. They are expensive to make, but with a few little tips like this, you can be in budget for your project with no worries. Poster printing is a wonderful tool for promotions so always try to allot some budget for it. With these tips you won't have to worry too much though.
About the Author
For more information, you can visit this page on poster printing and custom poster printing
 |
 MAXFIELD PARRISH MARY MARY FERRYS SEEDS Vintage Poster $9,950.00 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 6m Buy It Now for only: $9,950.00 |
 Obey Giant Barack Obama PROGRESS 08 Shepard Fairey Print Poster Election $10,000.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 14m Buy It Now for only: $10,000.00 |
 Obey Giant Barack Obama HOPE 08 Shepard Fairey Print Poster Election $10,000.00 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 13m Buy It Now for only: $10,000.00 |
 Mr Brainwash Andy Warhol JEFF WOOD OFFICIAL s n Poster $9,999.99 Time Remaining: 18d 2h 27m Buy It Now for only: $9,999.99 |
 MAXFIELD PARRISH PETER PETER FERRYS SEED Vintage Poster $6,950.00 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 6m Buy It Now for only: $6,950.00 |
 Miro Mir Joan Poster for the film Umbracle Lithograph Hand Signed 1973 $7,000.00 Time Remaining: 9d 3h 43m Buy It Now for only: $7,000.00 |
 Rare MURAKAMI TAKASHI GOLDEN DOB 300 ED Print Poster $6,000.00 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 49m Buy It Now for only: $6,000.00 |
 Art Nouveau Perfume Poster by Leopoldo Metlicovitz 1899 on linen original $6,000.00 Time Remaining: 18d 2h 3m Buy It Now for only: $6,000.00 |
 Carroll Shelby Signed Poster Limited Edition 346 950 Shelby Dealorship Global $5,999.99 Time Remaining: 16d 9h 32m Buy It Now for only: $5,999.99 |
 2004 MURAKAMI TAKASHI WHITE DOB 300 ED Print Poster $5,800.00 Time Remaining: 11d 1h 54m Buy It Now for only: $5,800.00 |
 2008 Takashi Murakami NIRVANA Poster Print 300 ED $5,500.00 Time Remaining: 11d 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $5,500.00 |
 NEW 2009 Takashi Murakami Hypha will cover the world LITHO Poster Print 300 ED $5,000.00 Time Remaining: 8d 1h 12m Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 |
 Chagall Original Lithograph Poster 1962 BAY of ANGELS $5,000.00 Time Remaining: 27d 6h 9m Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 |
 Paul Colin French Line Poster Art $5,000.00 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 56m Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 |
 The Black Keys Poster by TOM WHALEN S N South Park Broomfield Denver CO 4 30 12 $4,199.95 Time Remaining: 8d 23h 37m Buy It Now for only: $4,199.95 |
 2006 New MURAKAMI TAKASHI Rainbow DOB 300 ED Print Litho Poster $3,600.00 Time Remaining: 8d 1h 14m Buy It Now for only: $3,600.00 |
 Original 1981 Print Poster Signed Francoise Gilot Picasso $3,500.00 Time Remaining: 5d 6h 20m |
 ORIGINAL HANDSIGNED WILLIAM KENTRIDGE 1999 POSTER LTD EDITION EXCEPTIONAL $3,520.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 49m Buy It Now for only: $3,520.00 |
 RAre Italian Travel Poster PLM FlorenceMIlanRomePompeiiVenise c1899 original $3,500.00 Time Remaining: 17d 1h 10m Buy It Now for only: $3,500.00 |
 SIGNED by CAST Thelma Louise Movie Poster LIMITED EDITION 48 of 200 $3,475.00 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 5m Buy It Now for only: $3,475.00 |
 French travel poster Menton by Richard circa 1930 on linen excellent original $3,200.00 Time Remaining: 17d 1h 18m Buy It Now for only: $3,200.00 |
 Sydney 2000 Official Olympic 8 Fine Art Posters Set $3,200.00 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 11m Buy It Now for only: $3,200.00 |
 Chagall Original limited edition stone litho poster Romeo and Juliet $3,000.00 Time Remaining: 8h 52m Buy It Now for only: $3,000.00 |
 Barack Obama SILKSCREEN Art Print by Acclaimed Artist David Choe Hope Poster $3,000.00 Time Remaining: 26d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $3,000.00 |
 Wild Wings Festival Art Show Poster Signed by 40 Notable Wildlife Listed Artists $2,999.99 Time Remaining: 13d 3h 21m Buy It Now for only: $2,999.99 |
 John Lennon Rare Lithograph Posters with Estate Signature Yokos Chop $2,999.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 34m Buy It Now for only: $2,999.00 |
 4 ORIGINAL RICHARD AVEDON 1st EDITION SIGNED POSTERS OF MARILYN MONROE NEW $2,900.00 Time Remaining: 18d 47m Buy It Now for only: $2,900.00 |
 ORIG FRENCH POSTER CYCLES ALYCON MISTI WOMAN ON A BIKE $2,690.00 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 44m Buy It Now for only: $2,690.00 |
 ZEV DANIEL HARRIS FRAMED LION IRISVILLE POSTER 1968 LISTED $2,699.99 Time Remaining: 14d 23h 13m Buy It Now for only: $2,699.99 |
 Cognac Jacquet Original Vintage Brandy Poster $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 32m Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 |
 Bagatelle Billboard Poster by Razzia original 1989 RARE $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 7d 20h 41m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 |
 Andy Warhol The American Indian series Black poster GIANT 35x49 $2,600.00 Time Remaining: 21d 14h 14m Buy It Now for only: $2,600.00 |
 Rare Venise poster c1900 original 20x27 inches Gondola $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 7d 21h 1m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 |
 Sarah Bernhardt 1897 poster Beggarstaff Nicholson orig $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 17d 19h 42m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 |
 Mr Brainwash Yes We Can Poster Print Signed Numbered Olly Moss Tyler Stout $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 13m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 |
 TYLER STOUT AKIRA VARIANT MONDO MYSTERY MOVIE POSTER SIGNED NUMBERED XX 80 $2,499.99 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 32m Buy It Now for only: $2,499.99 |
 MUHAMMAD ALI AUTOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION FRAMED POSTER $2,350.00 Time Remaining: 25d 11h 14m Buy It Now for only: $2,350.00 |
 Mr Brainwash LOVE Is The Answer print poster not banksy faile invader dolk $2,199.00 Time Remaining: 27d 13h 29m Buy It Now for only: $2,199.00 |
 Chagall Vintage Poster Romeo and Juliet Paris Opera1964 $1,995.00 Time Remaining: 21d 5h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1,995.00 |
 Besancon PLM poster by Pillot c1930 excellent Art Deco $2,000.00 Time Remaining: 7d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $2,000.00 |
 Marc CHAGALL Original Lithographic Poster 1969 Signed $1,995.00 Time Remaining: 19d 10h 34m Buy It Now for only: $1,995.00 |
 JEREMY GEDDES ADRIFT PRINT POSTER $1,999.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $1,999.99 |
 Keith Haring Original ACT UP Poster 1989 Lithograph NEW $1,999.99 Time Remaining: 26d 4h 30m Buy It Now for only: $1,999.99 |
 Mr Brainwash Love is the Answer Print Poster $1,995.00 Time Remaining: 23d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $1,995.00 |
 Pablo Picasso Cote dAzur Limited edition Litho Poster $1,900.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 33m Buy It Now for only: $1,900.00 |
 Marc Chagall Original Lithograph Poster FOUR SEASONS $1,900.00 Time Remaining: 27d 6h 18m Buy It Now for only: $1,900.00 |
 Rare original poster Pablo Picasso hand pencil signed 1964 fine art w cert $1,856.25 Time Remaining: 18d 4h 17m Buy It Now for only: $1,856.25 |
 TYLER STOUT Akira signed and numbered MINT MONDO poster Extremely rare $1,790.00 Time Remaining: 20d 41m Buy It Now for only: $1,790.00 |
 Monaco Grand Prix 1970 poster original Michael Turner linen $1,750.00 Time Remaining: 6d 4h 32m Buy It Now for only: $1,750.00 |
 Original Signed Lithographic Poster by American Jim Dine $1,750.00 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 13m Buy It Now for only: $1,750.00 |
 Tyler Stout il Grande Big Lebowski Movie Poster Print Gold Signed edition of 50 $1,750.00 Time Remaining: 8d 5h 14m Buy It Now for only: $1,750.00 |
 RUSSIAN ARTIST MICHAIL SHEMYAKIN ETCHING ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT ORIGINAL POSTER $1,599.00 Time Remaining: 11d 13h 49m Buy It Now for only: $1,599.00 |
 BB King Autographed Signed Limited Edition Poster BB PSA LOA UACC RD COA $1,618.65 Time Remaining: 1d 20h 15m Buy It Now for only: $1,618.65 |
 MARC CHAGALL Jacobs Ladder 1977 RARE POSTER PRINT $1,599.99 Time Remaining: 15d 3h 52m Buy It Now for only: $1,599.99 |
 MR BRAINWASH PRINT LE BISTRO POSTER BANKSY OBEY GIANT EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $1,599.00 Time Remaining: 6h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1,599.00 |
 Marc CHAGALL Original Lithographic Poster Four Seasons Framed $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 5h 54m Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
 The Thing Tyler Stout Poster 105 210 Super Rare $1,525.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 10h 22m |
 Jules Cheret LE RAPPEL Original Poster Art $1,550.00 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1,550.00 |
 Stik Walk GREY Art Print Poster Squarity diva single mum lovers $1,550.00 Time Remaining: 7d 16h 7m Buy It Now for only: $1,550.00 |
 Treca Poster by Raimond Savignac on linen exc 1952 rare $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 7d 21h Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 Shepard Fairey Obey Giant Signed Screen Print Poster Retro Series Andre 1989 $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.00 |
 Mark Ryden Tree Of Life Fine Art Lithograph Print Poster S 500 W COA $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 10m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 GERHARD RICHTER Eis 2 2003 SERIGRAPH ART PRINT Lincoln Center Poster 45x35 $1,499.99 Time Remaining: 2d 6h 1m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.99 |
 Picasso Original Lithographic Poster 85 Gravures 1966 $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 19d 10h 35m Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
 Official Barack Obama Campaign Poster Print by Shepard Fairey Obey Giant CHANGE $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 6d 11h 54m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.00 |
 Josh Agle SHAG The Elegant Thief Serigraph Art Print Poster S 250 $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 15d 50m Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
 WEG RARE 2003 Herald Sun Collingwood Magpies Losing Side Poster Limited Edition $1,465.65 Time Remaining: 17d 6h 51m Buy It Now for only: $1,465.65 |
 Querelle Andy Warhol 1982 original 1st printing 3poster $1,450.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 28m Buy It Now for only: $1,450.00 |
 Fernand Leger LA VILLE French Poster $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 12m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 TYLER STOUT VARIANT STAR WARS ART PRINT POSTER SET MINT $1,499.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 36m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.99 |
 TYLER STOUT STAR WARS ART PRINT POSTER SET SIGNED MINT $1,499.99 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 32m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.99 |
 Authentic Roy Rogers Trigger Autograph Signed Limited Edition Photo Poster COA $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 25d 14h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.00 |
 Star Wars Tyler Stout Variant Set Complete Trilogy 3 Posters Prints Mondo $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 19d 3h 17m Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
 Monaco Grand Prix 1968 poster original mounted on linen $1,450.00 Time Remaining: 5d 23h 42m Buy It Now for only: $1,450.00 |
 Audrey Kawasaki Her Secret Bird Giclee Art Print Poster on Wood Panel S 75 $1,400.00 Time Remaining: 21d 4h 24m Buy It Now for only: $1,400.00 |
 Mr Brainwash Dreamboats Print 19 95 New MBW banksy invader frankenstein poster $1,399.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h Buy It Now for only: $1,399.99 |
 JASPER JOHNS 50th Anniversary of the Whitney POSTER $1,299.99 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 42m Buy It Now for only: $1,299.99 |
 CARZOU Galerie David Et Garnier Original Poster Art $1,300.00 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 15m Buy It Now for only: $1,300.00 |
 Picasso Original Poster BONNE FETE Mourlot 1961 UCLA $1,250.00 Time Remaining: 8d 5h 41m Buy It Now for only: $1,250.00 |
 SIGNED Olly Moss Two Batmen Bat Men or Wolverine Screen Print Poster $1,250.00 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 13m Buy It Now for only: $1,250.00 |
 Star Wars Set regular Signed Print poster Tyler Stout + lebowski + Nihil Novi + $1,250.00 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 38m |
 Monaco Grand Prix 1969 poster original Maestri linen limited edition $1,200.00 Time Remaining: 6d 3h 42m Buy It Now for only: $1,200.00 |
 Mr Brainwash PUP ART print poster GOLD EDITION OF 10 SOLD OUT MBW Banksy $1,199.00 Time Remaining: 5h 33m Buy It Now for only: $1,199.00 |
 Space Invader Spaced Hypnosis Print from Lazaride Gallery London UK Poster $1,150.00 Time Remaining: 13d 10h 43m Buy It Now for only: $1,150.00 |
 MR BRAINWASH Le Bistro S N 08 Poster Print MBW $1,148.88 Time Remaining: 9d 3h 9m Buy It Now for only: $1,148.88 |
 Tyler Stout Star Wars Trilogy Poster Print Set Matching Numbers Mondo Tees Alamo $1,099.00 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 21m Buy It Now for only: $1,099.00 |
 1978 Jon Van Zyle Iditarod Poster signed $1,149.99 Time Remaining: 18d 5h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1,149.99 |
 Ray Framed Art Poster Print by Waldemar Swierzy 32x41 $1,109.99 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 32m Buy It Now for only: $1,109.99 |
 2003 New Orleans Jazz Fest Poster 08 100 $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 6d 2h 58m Buy It Now for only: $1,000.00 |
 AJ Masthay PHISH 2011 poster print Full matching set signed and numbered Bethel $1,100.00 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 36m |
 PABLO PICASSO ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC POSTER COTE DAZUR ON HARDBOARD $950.00 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 18m Buy It Now for only: $950.00 |
 Link Varaint Poster by Olly Moss Legend of Zelda Print Gannon $1,099.99 Time Remaining: 13d 3h 59m Buy It Now for only: $1,099.99 |
 Vintage 1983 Apple Computer LISA Limited Edition Print Poster Lisa Sneak Peak $1,099.99 Time Remaining: 17d 23h 6m Buy It Now for only: $1,099.99 |
 Olly Moss My Neighbor Totoro Poster SET Variant and Regular Mondo Prints $1,075.00 Time Remaining: 26d 19h 35m Buy It Now for only: $1,075.00 |
 Picasso Original Poster Galeries 65 Cannes Moulot 1956 $995.00 Time Remaining: 20d 11h 3m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
 Picasso Original Poster Cote dAzur Moulot 1962 $995.00 Time Remaining: 21d 6h 25m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
 Extremely Limited Edition Fantomas Melvins Poster Torino Italy 2006 Malleus $999.99 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 8m Buy It Now for only: $999.99 |
 Obey Giant Eye Alert Shepard Fairey Matching Set Print Poster S N Healthcare $999.00 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 55m Buy It Now for only: $999.00 |
 Jeremy Geddes Cluster Giclee Fine Art Print Poster S 200 $995.00 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 46m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
 Mr Brainwash MBW Dont Be Cruel Elvis Presley Art Print S of 25 Banksy Poster $995.00 Time Remaining: 5d 6h 50m Buy It Now for only: $995.00 |
| Account limit of 2197 requests per hour exceeded. |
|
|
Home (Ltd Edition Digipack) $9.49 Home (Ltd Edition Digipack) |
|
|
Dead Harvest Ltd. Edition $9.49 Dead Harvest Ltd. Edition |
|
|
Tourist (Ltd Edition) $8.99 Tourist (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Primo Victoria [Ltd Edition] $37.99 Primo Victoria [Ltd Edition] |
|
|
The Cult Is Alive (Ltd Edition) $169 The Cult Is Alive (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Dehumanizer (Ltd/Special edition) $99 Dehumanizer (Ltd/Special edition) |
|
|
Evil In You (Ltd Edition) $109 Evil In You (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Tineoidea (Ltd First Edition) $199 Tineoidea (Ltd First Edition) |
|
|
Lutherion II (Ltd Edition) $159 Lutherion II (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Fuel To The Fire (Ltd Edition) $109 Fuel To The Fire (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Doomfoxx (Ltd Edition) $109 Doomfoxx (Ltd Edition) |
|
|
Jasta (Ltd. Edition CD Digipak) $12.49 Jasta (Ltd. Edition CD Digipak) |
|
|
The Road To Or Shalem (Ltd. Edition CD/2DVD) $18.49 The Road To Or Shalem (Ltd. Edition CD/2DVD) |
Ron English Announces Limited Edition Silkscreened 3D Lenticular Prints