Typography 2 BSO Poster
In Typography 2 I made a poster for the Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Boston Symphony Orchestra Schedule. It was made to work on several levels while not compromising the massive amount of information it contains. The first level it need to work was from across the street, it needed to be attractive and informative. The use of color creates an optical illusion where it appears that there are several gradients used where in reality they are solid closely related blocks of color.
The second level that the poster needed to work on is up close. The information on when, what and who was playing needed to be easy to find and perfectly legible. The background color and type recede to the schedule information while still, allowing easy legibility. The color further helps the viewer sort out where dates are by suggesting where the schedule information for different dates begins.
Sex Drugs & Cocoa Puffs
Graphic Design 1 Book Cover
In Graphic Design 1 I designed a book cover for Sex Drugs andCocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman. The class had to come up with several different designs, I came up with at least five and pushed three to at least a second round. On one thought path I went with a photographic cover, with large strategically placed type. I produced props for this this cover, a bowl of cerial, burning a piece of paper and adding the smoke in Photoshop.
A different Approach I experimented with was completely typographic. I intentionally put the large text on the front upside down because the book challenges society’s perception of what is normal and accepted and also, so that people would pick it up and try to fix it.
The iteration of Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs that I spent the most time and rounds on combines different elements from the book while literally depicting sex drugs and cocoa puffs. I really enjoyed making this cover, the simplicity of the characters and the joke about the author’s photo get me to really buy into the book.
Typography 1 Poster
My First real design class was Typography 1 with the great John Kane. When I started the class I knew literally nothing other than how to follow an online tutorial and apply those concepts to projects I wanted to create (horrible mismatched creations that violated typography and design principles left and right – really only good for demonstrating a knowledge of software). This poster is what I feel brought me the furthest in terms of design. I learned to use a column system and how to use color theory to illustrate depth. I also learned a significant amount about illustrator – Download a pdf of this Type1 Bodoni Poster for a better view.I am going through to illustrate the process behind this piece….adding it in later! 7/8/10 – Right now it’s about adding at least two or three posts per category……..
In Typography 2 I made a poster for the Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Boston Symphony Orchestra Schedule. It was made to work on several levels while not compromising the massive amount of information it contains. The first level it need to work was from across the street, it needed to be attractive and informative. The use of color creates an optical illusion where it appears that there are several gradients used where in reality they are solid closely related blocks of color.
