Analysis of the state opera and ballet posters in terms of form and content

From past to present, people have always been in need of making contact with each other. They have satisfied this need sometimes with language and sometimes with visuals. With the development of technology, communication ways have started to vary. Poster design is one of the visual communication ways and is a product of graphic design that provides verbal-visual information to people about location, time and theme. When it is needed to make an announcement in the State Opera and Ballet of Turkey, the poster designs that chosen is categorized as printed graphic design products. Poster design has an important place in graphic design. There are certain points that need to be considered in the poster design that designed with a specific purpose and target audience in mind. In designing phase, design elements (dot, line, direction, measure, distance, texture, colour, value, form), design principles (balance, proportion, hierarchy, continuity, contrast, integrity, emphasis) are the points to take into account. Considering these points, poster design education is required for the discover of consciously designed poster samples. This research was done to examine the place of poster products in graphic design and the contribution of graphic design education. In accordance with the main purpose of this research, the examination of the poster designs that designed for the İzmir State Opera and Ballet of 2017-2018, in terms of form and content will be made over the designs that designed between the specified years. In the first part of this research, problem status, the purpose, importance, limitations, assumptions and definitions are mentioned. In the second part graphic design is mentioned, poster design is addressed, design elements and design principles that need to be considered, elements of poster designing, poster types by subject, State Opera and Ballet and graphic design education today are examined. In the third part, the model of the research is mentioned. In the fourth part, the State Opera and Ballet poster designs are examined in terms of form and content. The fifth part includes discussion, conclusion and recommendations. Keywords: Poster, state opera and ballet, graphic design, form, content.