Posters carry information about any event, election, health programs, movies, protests and products etc. As such, they are very ideal materials that you can use to make announcements and hold your audience's interest.

Affordability and the way posters can grab and hold a person's attention are the main reasons why they are used in advertising different products and services. In fact, in the 1880s the term "poster art" was a common term in Europe because many artists were stung by the cheap and easy printing technology. The popularity level of posters reached very high levels those days that on 1884, a grand exhibition was organized in Paris to mark the fame of posters.

Also, there are many significant uses of posters. These are:

Artwork reproductions
Many of classic and modern art pieces are being reproduced as fine art canvass print or as posters. Since creating posters are much cheaper than fine art canvass prints, the reproduction of famous art works is also carried on in posters.

Educational posters
Posters are used in universities to give messages to students or the public. It may be for a certain forum or lecture and it can also be used to relay announcements of new discoveries and breakthroughs. Moreover, you can make your posters as informational as you want - you can include all the details of what you want to discuss on.

Political posters
Political posters are used to introduce propaganda materials to people. They can also be used to advertise a view or a political belief. You can also use political poster to endorse an particular candidate.

Protest posters
Posters can also be used to voice your protests. Posters allow you to be creative in your medium of protest. With the right strategy and visual, you can make people understand your ideals and what you are fighting for.

Product advertisements
The visual appeal of posters helps in making them the ideal materials for advertisements. Here are two of the more commonly used marketing posters:

-    11x17 poster printing materials as movie advertisements
Movie posters are used to advertise and announce upcoming movies that you can watch. These types of posters are used not only to announce but also to intrigue and pique your interest. The most effective movie posters are those that accurately represent what the movie is all about - whether it is fantasy, reality, drama, action or comedy.

Also there are several types of movie posters that you should know about:

Advance poster - this poster is used to promote a movie well ahead of the release.
Award poster - this poster is used to highlight the awards won by the film
Combo poster - this poster is used to advertise two movies instead of one.
Review poster - this poster is used to let people know that your movie got a good review

-    11x17 poster printing materials as music advertisements
Music posters, like movie posters, are used to announce a certain event or to market a certain singer or singing group. However, the main difference is that music posters allow you to be more creative and artistic in your designs. You need to be fresh and edgy in order to be effective.

Up to today, many still collect posters from events that they deem important or they see as having historical significance. Imagine what posters can do to your marketing campaigns once you harness its true power and potential.