Constructivist Poster
Make a poster in the constructivist style with your own words. Pick a layout of plain geometric shapes (a diagonal band, a wedge running into a disc, parallel bars, a split field or steps), set the angle, and your headline is set in bold capitals along the main diagonal, sized as large as it fits on its band. Choose red, black and cream or one of four other palettes, and a poster size from A5 to A1 or US Letter to 24 × 36 in. Download a PDF at the real poster size, a proof on US Letter or A4, a PNG or an SVG. The shapes are ours and every word is yours; nothing is uploaded.
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The poster-size PDF is the real size you pick (print it at 100% on that paper, or send it to a print shop). The proof fits the whole poster on one US Letter or A4 page with a 2 cm check bar. PNG at 72, 150 or 300 DPI; SVG in millimetres.
Constructivist-style poster
Your text
Poster size
Proof PDF
Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing you type is uploaded or saved. The shapes are plain bands, wedges, discs and blocks we draw ourselves (no symbols, flags or emblems), and every word on the poster is yours. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a constructivist-style poster
- Pick a preset, or a layout and palette.
- Type your headline, a second line and up to six lines of details.
- Set the angle (10° to 60°) and the poster size and orientation.
- Check the preview; the headline is sized to fit its band and the safe area.
- Download the PDF at poster size, a Letter / A4 proof, the PNG or the SVG.
What you can use it for
- Event, gig and talk posters
- Club, school and society notices
- Book, album and zine covers
- Design class exercises in diagonal layout
- Wall prints with your own words
- Social posts from the PNG
The 14 presets
| Preset | Layout | Colours | Angle | Size | Headline (default text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagonal band, red and black on cream, A3 | Diagonal band and disc | Red and black on cream | 30° | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | 111.1 pt |
| Diagonal band on white, 45°, A2 | Diagonal band and disc | Red and black on white | 45° | A2 (420 × 594 mm) | 157.1 pt |
| Wedge into a disc, A3 | Wedge into a disc | Red and black on cream | 30° | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | 83.8 pt |
| Wedge on ochre, 20°, 18 × 24 in | Wedge into a disc | Brick red and black on ochre | 20° | 18 × 24 in | 116.9 pt |
| Three bars, 35°, A3 | Three parallel bars | Red and black on cream | 35° | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | 88.8 pt |
| Three bars on black, Tabloid | Three parallel bars | Red and cream on black | 30° | Tabloid (11 × 17 in) | 83.6 pt |
| Large disc and band, A2 | Large disc crossed by a band | Red and black on cream | 30° | A2 (420 × 594 mm) | 102.1 pt |
| Disc in black and grey, A4 | Large disc crossed by a band | Black and grey on cream | 30° | A4 (210 × 297 mm) | 51 pt |
| Split field, 25°, A3 | Split field | Red and black on cream | 25° | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | 86.2 pt |
| Split field, landscape A3 | Split field | Red and black on cream | 15° | A3 (297 × 420 mm), landscape | 88.8 pt |
| Steps and a band, 24 × 36 in | Steps and a band | Red and black on cream | 30° | 24 × 36 in | 205.2 pt |
| Steps on white, A4, 40° | Steps and a band | Red and black on white | 40° | A4 (210 × 297 mm) | 70.7 pt |
| Diagonal band, US Letter | Diagonal band and disc | Red and black on cream | 30° | US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) | 80.7 pt |
| Wedge, A1, 50° | Wedge into a disc | Red and black on cream | 50° | A1 (594 × 841 mm) | 214.1 pt |
The colours
| Colours | Ground | First ink | Second ink |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red and black on cream | #efe6d2 | #c8102e | #111111 |
| Red and black on white | #f7f4ee | #d0021b | #111111 |
| Brick red and black on ochre | #e9dcc0 | #b8322a | #1d1d1b |
| Black and grey on cream | #efe6d2 | #111111 | #6b6b6b |
| Red and cream on black | #151515 | #d7262e | #efe6d2 |
The headline prints in the ground colour on its own band, so it always reads against the band behind it.
Poster sizes
| Size | Poster | PNG at 150 DPI | PNG at 300 DPI | Proof on US Letter | Proof on A4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5 | 148 × 210 mm | 874 × 1240 px | 1748 × 2480 px | 112.4 % | 120.7 % |
| A4 | 210 × 297 mm | 1240 × 1754 px | 2480 × 3508 px | 79.5 % | 85 % |
| A3 | 297 × 420 mm | 1754 × 2480 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 56.2 % | 60.1 % |
| A2 | 420 × 594 mm | 2480 × 3508 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 39.7 % | 42.5 % |
| A1 | 594 × 841 mm | 3508 × 4967 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 28.1 % | 30.1 % |
| US Letter | 215.9 × 279.4 mm | 1275 × 1650 px | 2550 × 3300 px | 84.5 % | 82.7 % |
| Tabloid | 279.4 × 431.8 mm | 1650 × 2550 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 54.7 % | 58.7 % |
| 18 × 24 in | 457.2 × 609.6 mm | 2700 × 3600 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 38.7 % | 39.1 % |
| 24 × 36 in | 609.6 × 914.4 mm | 3600 × 5400 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 25.8 % | 27.7 % |
Browsers cap a picture at about 16.7 million pixels, so the biggest sizes stop at 150 DPI as PNG; the PDF has no such limit and is drawn as vector shapes and text at the real size.
What you can download
| Download | What is in it |
|---|---|
| PDF at poster size | One page the size of the poster (real size), vector shapes and real, selectable text |
| Proof PDF | The whole poster fitted on one US Letter or A4 page, with a thin trim line and a 2 cm check bar |
| PNG | The poster as a picture at 72, 150 or 300 DPI |
| SVG | Vector shapes and text in millimetres, to edit further |
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Diagonal bands and bold type in red and black | Constructivist Poster (this page) |
| A column grid, flush-left type and a baseline grid | Swiss Style Poster |
| Any poster from a photo and your text | Poster Maker |
| Bauhaus tiles in primary colours | Bauhaus Pattern |
| A photo turned into big dots | Halftone Poster Maker |
Other tools: the Poster Maker lays out a poster around your own photo, Poster Sizes lists every standard size, and the Poster Tiler splits a big poster across home-printer pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the tool draw?
Only plain shapes: bands, a wedge, discs, bars, blocks, steps and a split field, at the angle you set, in two inks on a ground colour. Your headline runs along the main diagonal in bold capitals; the second line and the details sit flat in a corner. There are no symbols, flags, emblems or slogans, and no pictures of people.
How is the headline sized?
The tool tries the largest size that fits and steps down by 3 % until the whole line, from the top of the capitals to the bottom of the descenders, sits inside its own band (or wedge or field) and inside the safe area. The letter widths come from the bold sans-serif font built into every PDF reader, which the PDF uses.
What is the safe area?
A border of 5 % of the poster’s short side. No type comes closer to the edge than that, so trimming does not cut into any letter. The shapes run off the edge on purpose and are cut exactly at the trim.
Which sizes can I print?
A5, A4, A3, A2 and A1, US Letter, Tabloid (11 × 17 in), 18 × 24 in and 24 × 36 in, portrait or landscape. The table below lists each one in millimetres and pixels.
Can I use a font of my own?
The PDF uses the bold sans-serif font built into every PDF reader. Letters outside its character set (for example Chinese, Arabic or emoji) are drawn on a canvas and placed as a sharp picture, so they still print.
Why is the PNG off at 300 DPI for big posters?
Browsers cap a picture at about 16.7 million pixels. Use 150 DPI for the PNG, or the PDF, which is vector and prints sharp at any size.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit; the note under the tool says how you may use what you make.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The poster is drawn by JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved when you close the page.