Motivational Prints

Motivational prints for desks, offices and hallways

Most motivational wall art fails for the same reason: it shouts at you. A poster that says HUSTLE is read once, then ignored, then quietly taken down.

The ones that stay up say something you would actually say to a friend. Ours are drawn in house and printed in the UK in A5, A4 and A3, sold unframed so you can match the frame to the room.

This page covers where they work, how to choose a line that lasts longer than a fortnight, and how to frame and hang them without drilling anything.

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Quote posters in A5, A4 and A3, designed in house and printed in the UK.

Let It Be by The Beatles music lyric print featuring a grand piano illustration on a white background, unframed. "Let It Be" By The Beatles Inspired Music Lyrics Print (Piano) £8.00 "Let It Be" Beatles lyric print featuring a guitar illustration and song lyrics, displayed as unframed wall art. "Let It Be" By The Beatles Inspired Music Lyrics Print (Guitar) £8.00 Everybody In The Kitchen Getting Tipsy (A5 - A3) Everybody In The Kitchen Getting Tipsy (A5 - A3) £8.00 Hip Hop Don't Stop Poster (A5 - A3) Hip Hop Don't Stop Poster (A5 - A3) £8.00 Graphic music lyric print featuring a giant open mouth and lyrics from Lola Young's song Messy. Cause I'm Too Messy And Then I'm Too Fucking Clean (Music Lyric Prints) £8.00 A colourful typographic wall print with the words There's Only Room For One Dickhead In This House And That's Me. There's Only Room For One Dickhead Wall Print (A5 - A3) £6.00

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How to pick a line that lasts

  • Pick something you would say out loud. If it only works on a poster, it stops working by week three.
  • Kind beats commanding: "you're right where you're meant to be" outlives "no excuses" by years.
  • One idea per print. Two sentences on a wall is a paragraph nobody reads. Shop this card
  • Swearing works at a desk at home and almost never in a shared office. Pick the room first, then the line.
  • If it is a gift, choose the line that sounds like the person, not the line that sounds like advice.

Where motivational prints actually work

  • Above a desk, at eye level when you are sitting down, not standing.
  • Behind you on video calls - one print reads better than a shelf of clutter. Shop this card
  • The hallway, where you see it on the way out rather than all day long.
  • A teenager's room or a first flat, where wall space is cheap encouragement. Shop this card
  • The gym corner or spare room, where the honest ones do more than the polished ones.

Sizes, framing and hanging

  • A5 for a shelf or a narrow gap, A4 for a desk wall, A3 when it needs to carry the room. Shop this card
  • All standard A sizes, so high-street frames fit without custom mounting.
  • A mount makes an A4 print fill an A3 frame for a few pounds.
  • Renting? Command strips or a leaning frame on a shelf means no holes and no arguments.
  • How to hang prints without damage - Read: /blogs/news/how-to-hang-prints-without-damage

Quote prints

One good line, printed in A5, A4 and A3.

Let It Be by The Beatles music lyric print featuring a grand piano illustration on a white background, unframed. "Let It Be" By The Beatles Inspired Music Lyrics Print (Piano) £8.00 "Let It Be" Beatles lyric print featuring a guitar illustration and song lyrics, displayed as unframed wall art. "Let It Be" By The Beatles Inspired Music Lyrics Print (Guitar) £8.00 Everybody In The Kitchen Getting Tipsy (A5 - A3) Everybody In The Kitchen Getting Tipsy (A5 - A3) £8.00 Hip Hop Don't Stop Poster (A5 - A3) Hip Hop Don't Stop Poster (A5 - A3) £8.00 Graphic music lyric print featuring a giant open mouth and lyrics from Lola Young's song Messy. Cause I'm Too Messy And Then I'm Too Fucking Clean (Music Lyric Prints) £8.00 A colourful typographic wall print with the words There's Only Room For One Dickhead In This House And That's Me. There's Only Room For One Dickhead Wall Print (A5 - A3) £6.00 I Said A Hip-Hip The Hippie Rap Music Poster (A5 - A3) I Said A Hip-Hip The Hippie Rap Music Poster (A5 - A3) £8.00 A colourful typographic wall art print with the quote 'I work hard so that my dog can live a better life' in A4 or A3. I Work Hard So That My Dog Can Live A Better Life Print (A4 & A3) £8.00

Funny prints for the office

For the desk wall where the polite version would not land.

You Old Bastard (Funny Birthday Card) You Old Bastard (Funny Birthday Card) £3.87 Star Trek Lapel Pin Badges (Set of 3) Star Trek Lapel Pin Badges (Set of 3) £7.49 Top Trumps 60th Birthday Card for Dad Top Trumps 60th Birthday Card for Dad £3.87 Top Trumps 90th Birthday Card for Dad Top Trumps 90th Birthday Card for Dad £3.87 Illustration of two large pints of stout next to a tiny baby stout with text "Two's a couple, three's a family". Two's A Couple, Three's A Family (Guinness Congrats On The New Baby Card) £3.87 65 Years Young Wife Birthday Card 65 Years Young Wife Birthday Card £3.87 Top Trumps 80th Birthday Card for Dad Top Trumps 80th Birthday Card for Dad £3.87 Whose Gonna Make The Brews Now? Leaving Card Whose Gonna Make The Brews Now? Leaving Card £3.87

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Frequently asked questions

What size should a motivational print above a desk be?

A4 is the usual answer. Hang it at eye level when you are sitting, not standing. A3 only if the wall is wide and empty, otherwise it dominates the desk.

Do motivational prints come framed?

No, they are sent unframed and posted flat. All are standard A sizes, so any high-street A4 or A3 frame fits without a custom mount.

Are motivational prints a good gift?

Yes, if the line sounds like the person rather than like advice. The kind, slightly funny ones are safer gifts than the strict hustle-style ones.

Can I hang one without making holes in the wall?

Command strips hold a framed A4 easily, and a leaning frame on a shelf needs nothing at all. Both work in rented flats.

Where are they printed?

Designed in house and printed in the UK, then posted flat from the UK - usually the same working day you order.