How to Make a Football Sign

One of the ways football fans express their loyalty appears in the form of a sign. A sign becomes a creative outlet for a fans allegiance to his favorite National Football League (NFL) or college team. The sign usually expresses a catch phrase or an imaginative cheer that demonstrates a fans admiration for particular player or his favorite team. It's a very simple process that can be done by hand using paints, markers, poster boards or banners.

Things You'll Need

  • Markers
  • Paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Poster Board
  • Banners
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Instructions

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      Check with stadium policy regarding any rules on signs. Call ahead and verify size and content restrictions. Most NFL and NCAA teams and arenas prohibit the use of offensive or derogatory language.

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      Choose your color scheme. Most fans use their football team's colors and an eye catching design in order to attract some attention. If you're creating a football sign for the Indianapolis Colts white and different shades of blue may work for your sign.

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      Decide on the type of letter font. Bold block lettering works best as you want many people, and perhaps the television cameras, reading your sign.

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      Be creative. Most signs incorporate a play on words or a famous quote by a player. Some signs use the stations call letters such as ESPN, ABC, FOX, CBS or NBC during nationally televised football games to gain exposure.

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      Create a blueprint. Make a small scale of your original design in order to get a better picture of how the font, graphic and spacing work together.

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      Sketch your layout with pencil onto your poster. This helps insure proper spacing for words and any graphics you may use.

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      Paint your sign. Use bold or brightly colored paint so that your sign can be seen by as many people as possible. Trace over your pencil outlines with markers or paint brushes.