A inspirational poster is a type of poster commonly designed for use in dorms, schools and offices.

inspirational posters in the United States, often have the same 3 part templates consisting of:

A title in large text such as Achievement, Action, Adapt, Adventure, Adversity, Ambition, Aspire, Assurance, Attitude, Authority, Beauty, Believe, Best, Breakaway, Caring, Celebration, Challenge, Champion, Change, Character, Command, Commitment, Communication, Confidence, Consistency, Contemplation, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity, Dare, Dedication, Desire, Destiny, Determination, Diligence, Direction, Discipline, Discovery, Diversity, Dream, Drive, Education, Effort, Elegance, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Evolve, Excel, Excellence, Explore, Failure, Fairness, Faith, Focus, Forgive, Fortitude, Freedom, Friendship, Fulfillment, Give, Goals, Gratitude, Greatness, Group Effort, Growth, Guidance, Happiness, Harmony, Honesty, Honor, Hope, Imagination, Individuality, Ingenuity, Initiative, Innovation, Insight, Inspire, Integrity, Joy, Kindness, Knowledge, Leadership, Love, Loyalty, Luck, Miracles, Moderation, Opportunity, Originality, Overcome, Passion, Patience, Patriotic Inspirational, Peace, Perfection, Perseverance, Persistence, Perspective, Play, Possibility, Power, Pride, Priorities, Purpose, Quality, Reach, Reflection, Relax, Respect, Responsibility, Risk, Self-Esteem, Serendipity, Serenity, Smile, Spirit, Splendor, Strength, Strive, Success, Teamwork, Tenderness, Think, Time, Tolerance, Tranquility, Trustworthiness, Truth, Valor, Values, Vision, Wellness, Winning, Wisdom, Wish, Wonder, Work Together, etc.

A photograph (often stock photography) centered in a rectangular frame

A description (a short phrase or quote) in smaller text beneath the title This kind of poster has been repeatedly parodied; for example, "Despair, Inc." and "MotiFake.com" offers a series of Demotivators or MotiFake posters., as well as a "Generators" which allows users to produce their own posters from a base image an "Poster Forge" which also allows to print generated posters in wall size.

One famous inspirational poster features a kitten hanging from a tree branch along with the phrase "Hang in There, Baby!" This poster has also been the target of various reproductions and parodies, such as an appearance on an episode of The Simpsons where Marge Simpson notices the copyright date (1968) and comments, "...determined or not, that cat must be long dead. That's kind of a downer.". Another reference to the poster is The Onion's "In the News" photograph titled "Inspirational Poster Kitten Falls To Death After 17 Years".