Build Buzz Before You Open With Custom Grand Opening Posters
Your store’s grand opening deserves to be just that – grand. This means that people need to know about your business before it even opens. You want to generate excitement from the moment you make the decision to launch. A key part of building all that buzz? An attention-grabbing grand opening poster.
BeFunky’s Poster Maker offers premade grand opening templates that you can customize with ease, even if you have little to no design experience. These templates are created by professional designers for maximum appeal, so that you don’t need to worry about fussing over composition or clarity – only on adding your brand’s own flair.
The Poster Maker offers hundreds of graphics, stock photos, and fonts for you to create the perfect grand opening poster. Seamless integration with the BeFunky Photo Editor allows you to touch up photos, replace backgrounds, add unique painting effects, and more. Once you’ve personalized your grand opening template, these designs are immediately ready to print or post online. You can also complement your posters with on-brand flyers, postcards, and social media graphics to promote your event across multiple channels – all without leaving the online Poster Maker.
What Should Be Included in a Grand Opening Poster?
The most important information to include in your grand opening poster is your business name, business type, the words “grand opening,” and your grand opening date. But don’t forget to show your potential customers what your business is as well as telling them. For instance, if you’re opening a bakery, include photos of baked goods on your poster. Make your food photos look aromatic and appealing with warm filters and high contrast for extra shine. If you’re launching a gym, feature energetic workout images and bold, motivating text. A boutique could highlight stylish apparel shots with soft pastels and elegant typography, while a coffee shop might use cozy images of fresh brews and pastries. The right visuals make your message instantly clear and invite your audience to imagine themselves experiencing what you offer.
How to Create a Buzzworthy Grand Opening Poster
No matter what kind of business you’re launching, creating a buzzworthy poster only takes a few minutes with the Poster Maker. Here’s how to DIY your own attention-grabbing grand opening poster.
Step 1: Choose a Grand Opening Template
Open up the Poster Maker for access to a full library of premade poster templates. You can use the search bar and look up “Grand Opening Poster” to specifically browse launch posters for your business.
It’s a good idea to pick a design that already feels aligned with your brand, but remember that you’ll be able to fully customize any template with different fonts, colors, and graphics, so the most important thing is choosing a composition that works for you.
Step 2: Customize the Poster Design
Click on any text box to update your business name, event date, and special promotions. You can also change your typeface and font size.
When it comes to establishing a brand, your color palette is important. You can change the background color in the Customize tab. Make adjustments until the overall layout is in tune with your brand identity and message.
Step 3: Replace and Edit Imagery
Add or swap out background images easily by uploading your own photos to the Image Manager, or choose from BeFunky’s built-in Stock Image Library.
For most posters, you can click and drag your own photos to replace placeholder images, but in this case, the primary image uses a transparent background. To replicate this look, upload your own image, click it, and select Cutout/Remove BG.
Then, use the Remove Background AI to automatically remove the background. Now you can adjust the placement of your new cutout image.
This poster is already looking good, but to make it stand out even more, we can add unique Artsy effects. These drawing and painting filters add color and texture while making your design look like a piece of hand-crafted art. Click on your photo and choose Edit Image.
Then open up the Artsy effects tab and browse through the options before applying an effect of your choice. Here we’re using Oil Painting GFX so that the image still looks realistic, but has added depth of color and texture.
Step 4: Make Final Touches and Save
Double-check your design for typos, alignment, and overall balance. Last-minute changes can include adding layer effects or adjusting the blend mode of certain elements – here we’ve changed the blue rectangle graphic from Normal to Lighten to let a little more light and color through.
Once you’re happy with your adjustments, click Save at the top of the canvas and save your grand opening poster as a print-quality PDF for the best print results. Remember that your poster will probably be pretty large, so resolution matters!
Here are our final results! You're now ready to put your poster up on your front window and around town.
Creative Inspiration for Your Grand Opening Posters
Looking for more ways to make your grand opening a success? Here are some creative ideas to boost your event promotion.
Make Matching Printables
Pair your Grand Opening poster with flyers and postcards that you can share with the community. Flyers can be handed out at local businesses, pinned to community boards, or tucked into shopping bags. Postcards can be mailed out to local addresses. With the Smart Resize tool, it’s simple to resize your poster into flyer dimensions and keep the design consistent.
Showcase Special Promotions
Give your audience a reason to show up! Use your Grand Opening poster background to highlight free treats, exclusive discounts, or "first 100 customers" giveaways. Use fun graphics to grab instant attention.
Spread the Word on Social Media
After finalizing your poster, easily adapt it into Instagram posts, Stories, Facebook banners, and email headers in the Graphic Designer. Keep the look consistent so that whether people see you online or in person, they instantly recognize your brand and event.
Add Interactive Elements to Your Posters
Encourage engagement by adding a QR code that links to your event page, RSVP form, or online menu. The image manager makes it simple to upload and place QR codes into your design.
Start Designing Your Grand Opening Posters Today
Your business only opens for the first time once – it’s time to make it unforgettable. With the Poster Maker, creating polished, eye-catching grand opening posters is simpler than ever. Explore grand opening poster templates, customize your design, and start building excitement before your big day. Make your grand entrance one to remember today in the Poster Maker!
