handbills
Distributed paper advertisements
Handbills are printed sheets distributed by hand, typically advertising an event, product, or service.
They're passed out on street corners, tucked under windshield wipers, or posted on bulletin boards.
The format is simple and cheap—a single page meant for mass distribution: Someone was handing out handbills for a new club.
Printed advertisement sheet
- leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- broadsideFierce written assault
- circularForming a closed curve
handout · flier · throwaway · dodger · tract · broadsheet · one-sheet · printout
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- announcementPublic declaration of information
event · sale · concert · rally · protest · election · candidate · show
Public urban roadway
- passingMoving by or temporary
- handingTransferring by arm
- postingPublishing content online
- pastingAdhering with sticky substance
doorstep · windshield · mailbox · door-to-door · canvassing · flyering · leafleting · littering
Arranging letters for display
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- broadsideFierce written assault
- cheapLow in price
mass-produced · ink · paper · stock · xerox · photocopied · mimeograph · offset
Made for one use
- throwawayDesigned for discard
- temporaryLimited in duration
- discardedGotten rid of
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
littered · trash · recycling · wastepaper · fleeting · short-lived · dated · perishable
flyer
Printed advertisement sheet
circular · handout · flier · throwaway · dodger · tract · broadsheet · one-sheet · printout · paper
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
announcement · event · sale · concert · rally · protest · election · candidate · show · performance
street
Public urban roadway
pasting · doorstep · windshield · mailbox · door-to-door · canvassing · flyering · leafleting · littering · scattering
typography
Arranging letters for display
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- broadsideFierce written assault
cheap · mass-produced · ink · paper · stock · xerox · photocopied · mimeograph · offset · newsprint
disposable
Made for one use
crumpled · littered · trash · recycling · wastepaper · fleeting · short-lived · dated · perishable · single-use
- printed handoutsflyers, leaflets, brochures, pamphlets, circulars
- printed matternewspaper, magazine, pamphlet, leaflet, leaflets
- vintage adsadvertising, print ads, newspaper ads, beer ads, soda ads
- Colonial Americanacolonial laws, almanacs, Benjamin Franklin, William Bradford, Thomas Paine
- Colonial Pressprinting press, broadsides, gazettes, pamphlets, almanacs
- ephemeratrade cards, postcards, ticket stubs, cigarette cards, boarding passes
handbillsbillboards
Large outdoor advertisements
posters · banners · murals · broadcast advertising · television commercials
handbillsdigital ads
Promotional content online
online advertising · broadcast media · television commercials · websites · streaming ads