In 2022, what’s a coffee shop or café without a colorful chalk menu announcing the specials and food they offer? Creating an eye-catching chalk menu adds to the overall experience at your restaurant. People look forward to seeing your creative designs, fonts, colors, and wordplay. Chalk menus also allow employees to showcase their art skills by making the menu more vibrant and inviting. Displaying creative chalk menus will help attract more customers and boost brand awareness. If you’re interested in creating a show-stopping menu, here’s our quick guide to creating chalk menus.

Why Should You Create a Menu Board?

There’s nothing better than walking into a business establishment that has elements that differ from the others. Creating an eye-catching chalk menu can attract more customers and make the working experience more enjoyable for the employees. You should always have a menu board to help inform your customers of the products, goods, and promotional deals. However, you can display this information more colorfully and creatively.

Materials You Need To Create a Menu Board

You don’t need a lot of materials to create a chalk menu board. To create one, you need erasable white chalk markers and a chalkboard surface. However, if you want to go the extra mile, you need more colorful chalk markers, a pencil, a ruler, and a chalkboard surface. You can create a striking menu board with planning, creativity, and just a few materials.

How To Create a Menu Chalk Board

Creating a menu board for your business takes three easy steps:

• First, lay out your materials and plan your menu artwork. You should focus on the menu items first before adding small artistic details. Using a pencil, lightly sketch out your artwork and menu items. The pencil will easily erase off your non-porous chalkboard surface.
• Then, using your pencil, add fun detailing to your menu. If you serve pizza, draw a slice of cheesy pizza. If you serve coffee and bagels, add pictures of breakfast items. In this step, you will add your menu items in white chalk to help your words pop out more.
• Lastly, after outlining your artwork and adding your menu items, you can fill in your pictures with a colorful chalk marker! It’s important to remember that less is more. Try not to overcrowd your menu!