3 finished designs

Grand opening flyer

One new hardware shop, three flyers for three jobs. The poster goes in the window weeks out, the offer sheet sits by the till on the day, and the invitation goes to the mailing list and the neighbours.

Make one like thisA4 print and every social size

The three designs

The same business and the same details, laid out three ways. Every price, name and time on these was written for this example, so you can judge the layouts on real content.

Photograph of a newly fitted independent hardware and homeware shop interior, warm timber shelving, brass fittings, potted plants by the front window, late afternoon sun across the floor, wide angle, inviting and clean, no people, no text, no signage
R&S
ROWAN & SONS
GRAND
OPENING
Saturday 6 September, from 8am
Forty years after the first Rowan shop opened two streets away, we are opening the doors on Mercer Street. Come for coffee on the house, ten percent off everything all weekend, and a workshop bench where we will sharpen your tools while you wait.
See you Saturday
@rowanandsons
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Date poster

Rowan & Sons Grand Opening Poster

R&S
ROWAN & SONS
OPENING WEEKEND
Product photograph of a cast iron dutch oven in deep terracotta enamel on a warm timber bench, soft directional daylight, shallow depth of field, clean neutral background, no text, no logos
-20%
Cast iron pot
Our best-selling 5 litre pot, opening weekend only.
$119
Usually $149 ยท Saturday and Sunday
Oven safe
To 260C, lid included
25 years
Manufacturer warranty
In store
Mercer Street only
14 Mercer Street
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Opening weekend offer

Rowan & Sons Opening Weekend Offer

YOU ARE INVITED
SAT 6 SEPT
Doors Open
A new shop on Mercer Street, stocked the way we have always stocked: tools that outlast us, honest prices, and someone behind the counter who knows what you are building. Coffee from eight, ribbon at nine.
Photograph of a newly fitted independent hardware and homeware shop interior, warm timber shelving, brass fittings, potted plants by the front window, late afternoon sun across the floor, wide angle, inviting and clean, no people, no text, no signage
Close-up photograph of hand tools arranged on a timber pegboard wall, chisels and hand planes, warm workshop light, shallow depth of field, no text, no logos
Photograph of plain ceramic mugs and bowls neatly stacked on a pale timber shelf, soft daylight, minimal still life, no text, no logos
Close-up photograph of a hand sharpening a garden secateur on a bench grinder in a bright workshop, sparks and warm light, shallow depth of field, no text, no logos
Hand tools
Kitchen
Sharpening
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Photo invitation

Rowan & Sons Opening Invitation

What makes these work

The date is the headline

A grand opening flyer has one job, which is to put a date in someone head. Everything else is set at a size that supports it.

A reason to actually turn up

Free coffee and a sharpening bench give people something to do on the day, which is what turns a date into a visit.

Warm colour, not loud colour

The terracotta palette reads as celebration without shouting, so the shop still looks like somewhere you would buy a good chisel.

Questions people ask

When should a grand opening flyer go out?

Two to three weeks out for the poster and the mailed invitation, and on the day itself for anything carrying an offer. People forget a date they hear more than a month early.

Should I put an offer on it?

Yes, and make it time-limited to the opening weekend. An offer with no end date gives nobody a reason to come on the day.

Can I print this at home?

Yes. Export as PDF and it prints on A4 without cropping. For a shop window, take the same PDF to a print shop and ask for A3.

Can I make a matching Instagram post?

Open the canvas size menu and pick Instagram Post or Story. The design re-lays itself out for the new shape and keeps all your text.

Make yours in about a minute

The button opens the flyer generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to your own business, pick a colour theme, and edit anything after it is made.

Make my grand opening flyer

Other flyer examples

Cafe menu flyer

Three menus for the same imaginary cafe, so you can see the same prices and dishes handled three different ways. Print the full menu for the door, run the specials board on the counter, and hand the set menus to anyone booking a table for ten.

Gym and fitness flyer

Three flyers for one strength gym. The membership offer goes on the noticeboard, the programs sheet answers the question people actually ask, and the open day flyer gets them through the door for free.

Open house flyer

One terrace, three flyers. The listing sheet goes in the front window and in buyers hands at the inspection, the agency profile goes to the neighbours, and the seller guide answers what happens after they call.

New to the builder? Start withcreate a flyer for Instagram and print, thenchoose the template, theme and size.