Posters portrait format
Posters taller than they are wide, the orientation that fits anywhere: a narrow stretch of wall, a hallway, the gap between two windows. It is also the easiest to hang in a row or as a gallery wall.
Tableau vertical, affiche portrait : quel mur, quelle hauteur
Which portrait format poster should you choose?
Portrait format, taller than it is wide, fits the majority of walls available at home. A vertical print structures very different registers:
- Botanical poster in portrait format: a single stem or leaf, the verticality of the subject matches that of the frame.
- Portrait and human figure: bust or standing silhouette, the format follows the posture.
- Tall city map: a north-south axis brought out, a street or river running down the page.
- Typography and quote: a few centred words, plenty of space above and below.
- Vertical architecture: tower, bell tower, façade, the rising line fills the whole frame.
The filters on the left narrow things down by dominant colour, by style and by subject.
Where should you hang a portrait format poster?
- Narrow hallway: the height of the format reads even in a tight passage.
- Entrance: a portrait or a typography print, alone near the door.
- Bedside: a vertical poster on each side of the bed, as a pair.
- Office: a tall city map, next to the screen.
- Staircase: several portrait formats aligned along the climb.
Portrait or landscape poster: how do you choose?
The wall decides the format before the subject does. A tall, narrow wall, between two doors or above a low piece of furniture, calls for a portrait format poster rather than a wide one that would feel short of air. Landscape format suits open walls, above a sofa or a wide headboard. For the same image, cropping it in portrait tightens the subject and reinforces its isolation, while landscape lets the surrounding decor breathe more.
Poster, print or picture: what is the difference?
All three words mean the same thing here: a printed image that you hang on the wall. We say poster because we print on photo paper, not on canvas or metal.
- With frame: black, white, oak or walnut, assembled and ready to hang.
- Without frame: the sheet alone, to slide into the frame you already have.
Printed to order, in Fayence
We print every poster after your order, in our workshop in the south of France. Semi-matte photo paper 270 gsm, pigment inks.
- Five sizes: 21x30, 30x40, 50x70, 70x100 and the 101x141 polyptych.
- Shipped within 24 hours, free delivery from 50 euros.
- Returns within 30 days, satisfied or refunded.
