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Summary of design ideas for the school festival poster

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

Posters are essential when preparing for the school festival!

Posters don’t just stay within the school—these days they spread on social media too.

To reach lots of people, eye-catching design is important.

Here, we’ll introduce design ideas for school festival posters that many people will notice.

There are many creative touches you can use, like color, shapes, and typography.

You can use these ideas as they are, but it’s also fun to add your own style and try a fresh design.

Let’s create posters that spark everyone’s interest and make the school festival a success!

Summary of design ideas for the school festival poster (1–10)

anthropomorphic illustration

@maron.oekaki
Anthropomorphized illustration—it's pretty popular on Instagram, and this time I drew melon bread 🙆‍♀️ The personification of a macaron is up on Instagram 😚Personified illustration #yurukawa #Making girl Food
♬ A warm 6/8 beat march – Sheep Sounds

Personified illustrations that create a fun, festival-like atmosphere.

If the theme is sweets or fruit, you can highlight each item’s features by, for example, giving a character hair that matches a fruit’s color and a net-patterned hat, or for a donut, a round hat and icing-themed clothing.

Making the eyes and expressions more human-like is key to enhancing cuteness and humor.

For the background, depict a school festival stage or food stalls, and compose the scene so the personified characters are enjoying the festival—this adds a sense of story to a single illustration.

Incorporating elements like a school emblem or uniform into the costumes is also a good idea to convey the school vibe.

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Korean-style street

@neonerdyboy
Korean-style street fashion is cute, right? 👀#neonerdyboy #Illustration #Street-style girl Korean fashion Headphones #SummerOutfit #CapCut
♬ Cool With You – NewJeans

Let your heart dance with adorable illustrations! Here are some ideas for Korean street-style illustrations.

Many imported goods from Korea feature cute-style artwork, don’t they? This time, let’s try a street-inspired Korean design.

The illustration centers on a long-haired girl stylishly wearing headphones, a cap, a cropped T-shirt, oversized pants, and sneakers.

The mood can change a lot depending on the color palette! Be sure to give it a try.

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pen drawing illustration

@jadmt09
I'm so bad at taking pictures... lolPen drawing #Pen drawing beginner Pen drawing illustration Cultural Festival Cultural Festival Poster High School Cultural Festival #HighSchoolArtClub Art Club The Power of the Art Club Art Club here.#Illustration Analog illustration #Analog drawing
Cream Soda and Chandelier (feat. Nenne) – Mei & Henrii

A pen-drawing-style illustration that achieves a striking impression through line weight and composition.

Draw characters and backgrounds inspired by students, then add shadows and patterns with a pen as you refine the details.

Using speech balloons and action lines to add dialogue and movement can create an excitement that makes readers want to turn the page.

Depicting the school building or festival booths in the background will convey an authentic school-festival atmosphere.

Since you can draw it all with a single pen, it’s also fun to finish while enjoying the contrast with the rough sketch.

By varying ink density and tone, you can achieve powerful expression even in black and white.

Once it’s finished, making copies and posting them is also recommended—it will become a cover that catches many people’s eyes.

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Summary of design ideas for the school festival poster (11–20)

Video site thumbnail style

The Art of Thumbnails – In the Case of Tsukino Mito [NIJISANJI / How to Make Thumbnails]

Video site thumbnail style

Many people are familiar with video sites like YouTube, right? How about using a thumbnail-style design as an idea? Since people are used to seeing them, it may feel more approachable and spark interest.

Plus, thumbnails are originally designed to convey the appeal of content concisely, so they should be perfect for posters that promote a school festival.

Start by checking reference sites that collect thumbnails, such as “SAMUNE,” and brainstorm your design from there.

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Leverage AI-generated illustrations

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Leverage AI-generated illustrations

How about trying out the image-generation AIs that have been getting a lot of attention in recent years? Many services can actually be used from a smartphone, so you don’t need a computer.

Usage varies by service, but most of them take text instructions.

That means even if you’re not good at drawing, you can easily turn the illustration you imagine into reality.

Furthermore, some services let you upload an existing image and generate an original illustration from it—perfect for times when you want to create someone’s portrait, for example.

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watercolor illustration

@nukoko_neko
Painting girls with watercolors is just too much fun… 🤦‍♀️💓 I’ll bring the original artwork I painted this time to an event I’ll be announcing soon 🐱🫶Watercolor Watercolor paint Watercolor painting #Illustration Original artwork Event #Illustration making #Making Making-of video #illustration #watercolor #art
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Softly spreading, gentle hues are the hallmark here! Let us introduce some watercolor illustration ideas.

Watercolors are captivating for their delicate, fleeting tones.

With their translucent light colors, you can also create natural gradients.

In the video, a girl wearing a cute outfit with frills is being drawn.

You can really see the attention to detail in the color of her hair and eyes.

It also seems there are techniques to get closer to the image you have in mind by combining colored pencils and white ink pens.

Give it a try!

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CanvaAI

Create original illustrations with Canva’s AI

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Let’s try creating designs using an app! Here are some ideas for Canva’s AI.

In recent years, AI technology has been a hot topic.

It seems that AI can generate not only text but also illustrations and designs.

This time, let’s make use of the Canva app.

One of the app’s features is a service that can generate graphics.

Just enter a clear description of the image you want to create and choose an illustration style, and you can finish it easily! Among the styles, there are a variety such as hand-drawn and stamp-like looks.

Be sure to give it a try.

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