| Posters have always represented freedom of | | | | that established specific areas for hanging |
| expression. They moved through history and | | | | posters and set a fee to be able to hang |
| up and down in popularity. They have been | | | | them. This made posters the top source of |
| used to advertise, speak out and create | | | | advertising for businesses.Today- Posters are |
| celebrities. The history of posters is | | | | used for entertainment, to get a message out, |
| dotted with great inventions and people. It | | | | political advertising, and many other |
| starts in Europe and travels throughout the | | | | reasons. Technology has made poster making |
| world to every country.The following outline | | | | simple and quick.Posters can be found all |
| details how the poster evolved through | | | | over. Offices use posters to inform |
| history.15th Century - Posters were hand | | | | employees about company policies or safety |
| painted and used as a way to provide | | | | measures. The government uses posters to |
| announcements and information to the towns | | | | inform people about programs and laws. |
| people.1628 - Companies began using posters | | | | Political candidates rely on posters as part |
| for advertising purposes.1798 - Alois | | | | of their campaign. Celebrities pose for |
| Senefelder invented the process of | | | | posters to gain popularity or sell their |
| Lithography which helped posters to be | | | | image. Posters have been used to showcase |
| produced in mass quantities easily. Jules | | | | talents and provide necessary information. |
| Charet was the first person to use the | | | | Posters can be words, pictures or charts. |
| process for poster making.1803 - Production | | | | The main purpose of a poster has never |
| of rolls of paper began in London. This new | | | | changed, though, despite its move through |
| production made poster making easier.1810 - | | | | history and technology; they have always |
| Steam power was introduced and made poster | | | | served as a source of information. |
| production faster.1881 - France passed laws | | | | |