Creative writing and designing matters a lot in outdoor advertising because you have hardly 15 to 20 seconds to convey your message to the passer by, in most of the cases chances of espousal or likeness are really risky in this field. For example, a person driving a vehicle and is really trapped in the traffic jam, a mind blowing billboard can grab his attention and can refresh his mood for a while and this is the most encouraging response any advertiser can expect from his target audience.



 
In outdoor advertising, unlike all other mediums you have to arrest the attention, stir your message in the viewer’s imagination, arouse their emotions and stimulate their desires in a quick glance. But a minutest mistake in the selection of words and art work can smash up your whole outdoor campaign.

No body in this world is entirely ignorant these days and as a result nobody can take the masses for granted. They demand varieties and diversities in their everyday life because human nature needs change, nobody can lead a static life around us. As a result media can play a dramatic role in changing people thinking and lifestyles by understanding their preferences and choices.

Outdoor is the point where culture and commerce cross, fine arts and applied arts merge and individual artist meets mass audience. Here are some guidelines for writing and designing effective outdoor.

First of all, your message and designing should be simple and understandable; it must not indulge the viewer into ambiguities about your product. Selection of words should be carefully done.
Secondly, words must have the element of sensation in them; they should represent the product by speaking themselves positively.
Visual imagery is the key towards building a brand experience; everybody has heard the famous quote “actions speak louder than words”. One must follow that particular quote to represent unique ideas, but on the same side visuals used should be really attractive.
Fourthly, suspense in words and images strikes the human mind because suspense arouses curiosity, use of teasers can enhance the product’s awareness.
Nothing else can take the place of innovative creativity; your creative ideas must be innovative and shall give understanding to the viewer that this ad is made only for them. In outdoor advertising this element counts a lot because of its short time viewer ship only this thing can overcome the odds and flaws of outdoor advertising.
Sometimes use of proper and powerful words can overcome the need of visuals if they are written in a proper manner that will definitely attract a viewer. Words though really simple must be presented in a different style.
Nobody can deny the effectiveness of the proper mixture of words and visuals, none of the above should overcome the other; your words must represent your visuals. Your message should be in Aphoristic style to say much in few words so that the brand image does not put out.
People while driving are normally in a tensed mood, a light touch of wit and humor can bring a smile on their faces, such types of designs catches more and more eyes. Most of the times element of amazement can enhance the affective side of the campaign though used appropriately.
Use of bright colors and legible fonts are the most effective tools through which you can induce your ideas and messages into the hearts and minds of the viewers and this technique is being successfully adopted by various Medias.
Your proposed design must be according to the graphic medium you selected, it must be according to the medium which is going to be branded because art work and size of your medium are truly interrelated.