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Originally Posted by Alexa Stott
You're missing a lot of text. Who are you? What does the team do? How do I get involved? etc.
At the very minimum, say that you are looking for new members and for more information, go to your website (include the url) and/or when/where your meetings are.
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I guess it's not universal, but we've found that lack of information can actually draw students in--but only in some cases when showing up to find out is easy.
This may actually work in 1515's school because it hopefully raises a question in some students that's relatively easy to answer (drop by at lunch) but still gets them in a one-on-one interaction with the recruiting members. It's also a school culture thing though; when I was in high school we had a sudden and rapid drop off of after school activities and students staying (lunch meetings were already impossible). This tactic definitely worked better before rather than afterwards.
EDIT: To the OP, I'll also add that the benefits of your poster depend on your recruiting campaign itself. Are you priming your audience long-term to go "oh yeah, Robotics, those clean black posters with the sharp photos" so you can eventually grab them? Or are you on a more short-term path (and thus want to include more contact info)? Does the place where you're posting these have a lot of other flyers, or are you standing alone? Especially if it's a crowded area, this may not "pop" enough. But if you're just posted at empty and strategic hallway locations (if allowed at your school), I'd guess the sparse look is more workable.
We're currently lucky enough to have a wonderful parent mentor who's also a graphic artist. Her style is like these
these two posters, which students so far like. We're hoping they help in the fall school recruiting drives.