Visual and functional examination of posters

Poster is one of the mass media tools which is being used in printed and manuscript forms. Poster, includes a text with or without a Picture and is applied to deliver any information, any news or any announcements to anybody. As the aim of the poster is to convey a meaning, it is perceived as a product of art and also as an integrity of the meaning. The poster aims to reach the audience by using a code-designated style, word particles and image elements. Desing process of a poster is a period to reach the meaning in an effective way by using the aforesaid items. There are theories which argue the methods of making this process effective, persistent aesthetic and persuasive, as well as the explanatory theories which are related to the analysis of the meaning integrity of a designed poster.In this study, I have discussed the visual and functional examination of poster desings in Turkey and around the word. Firstly, I have focused on the description of the poster, its aims and functions. Afterwards I have continued to analyz the types of posters, history of posters, techniques used in poster desing, essential principles that have to be taken in to consideration during the poster desing process and criteria of the poster evaluation. Moreover, I have analyzed the works of successful poster artists in Turkey and around the word. Key Words: Poster, Function, Perception, Desing, Media