Explore niche city poster ideas + Pro winner


Hey there!

Greetings from San Francisco. 🇺🇸 We've recently arrived in the United States for a business trip and are already drawing plenty of inspiration from the country for new poster ideas. Today, we will explore and brainstorm some potential poster hits.

Last week, we kicked off a Pro giveaway expecting a flood, but got a trickle—okay, just one entry. 😅 But hey, quality over quantity, right?

Huge shoutout to Dana for submitting! Your entry was awesome and we’ve already dropped you an email :)

Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for us to drum up more excitement. Maybe our timing was off, or perhaps we need a jazzier drum. 🥁

We’re all ears for suggestions and would love to explore any collaboration ideas. If you’re up for it, we still have plenty of Pro memberships looking for good homes. Reach out and we might just hand you the keys!

Spotlight: City posters 🏙️

City posters are a niche idea with endless possibilities. Simply using keyword combinations like "city name + poster" or "city name + print" can give you tons of design and listing ideas. It's a great space for creativity.

1. Niche down

While browsing e-commerce sites, you might think the city poster market is saturated. Yet, there's always room to differentiate.

For instance, most listings feature real photos or illustrations. What about exploring pixel art for city posters? 👾 This style could attract fans of retro aesthetics or tech enthusiasts with a soft spot for a specific city. We could target these unique customer groups to stand out.

Let's search for examples like "pixel New York poster" to see if similar products exist. We found one that's already generating some interest, suggesting there might be a market for this idea.

If you don’t find similar designs, it’s a good chance to experiment and see if there’s demand. Creating a few sample designs and listing them for a while can help gauge interest. This approach allows you to test the market with minimal risk.

2. Create the design

Let's take San Francisco as an example. If you're a designer, you're lucky—you can create anything you want. If you would like to use AI (like ChatGPT or Midjourney) for this purpose, here are some prompt ideas that we've been experimenting with.

  • "Pixel art of the Golden Gate Bridge in a digital grid background, muted colors, minimalism, pastel color palette, blue sky, sunrise, subtle gradient, in the style of James Turrell and Olafur"
  • "A pixelated digital art piece of the Golden Gate Bridge, with each dot representing an individual square in its pixels. The background is a gradient from blue to white, capturing the iconic silhouette against a soft sky."
  • "8-bit pixel art of the Golden Gate Bridge, simple design, simple background, video game character style, 2D retro graphics, blank blue background"

You can add any text to make your designs stand out even more. For demonstration purposes, we'll proceed as it is.

3. Generate poster mockups

You can use our free Poster Mockup Generator, or if you're a Pro user, you can access any collection included in the Pro tier there.

This will help you create attractive previews of your designs, showcasing how they would appear when printed. This is a great way to visualize and present your work effectively.

Now you're ready to upload and showcase your designs to the world, letting everyone explore global landmarks through the pixelated bits of each design.

Quick bites 🍪

Here’s our pick of cool stuff from the web this week. Don't miss out on these:

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Exploring Japan’s design transformation

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Rebranding of RSPCA

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Maalavidaa

A very inspiring and creative portfolio website of Alycia Rainaud, a French Graphic Designer and Digital Artist based in Montréal, Canada.

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