Friday, December 11, 2009

12.11 - Exhibition Poster!

Warm-Up (15 min)

1. POTD
2. Q.O.T.D.: Looking back at the last few weeks of class what has been the most interesting activity we have done (see previous blog posts to go back in time)? What has been the least interesting?
3. Vocab - test postponed till next week.

Part 1 - Examples of great/amazing/anti-bootsie poster design (15 min)

Choose one poster out of these links (or link that you find on your own) that you think you could replicate (ask your dear leader if you can’t find one). Please post to your blog.

1. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/25/breathtaking-typographic-posters/

2. http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/
winners_of_the_what_is_graphic_design_poster_competition/

3. http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/50-amazing-gig-posters-sure-to-inspire/

Part 2 - Line (20min)
Using the pen tool
Stroke
Stroke color
Bending

Part 3 - Make the Poster (50 min)
Create your own poster based on your example (that you just posted to your blog).

1. Open a Print Document in Illustrator. Choose Letter size (8.5x11 INCHES)
2. Color mode CMYK
3. Use your typography skills in Illustrator(altering text) AND photoshop (altering images) that we have used in class.
4. Change the text from your example to the following:

Truth Be Told
Lower Division Exhibition
December 17th, 2009
6-8pm
Envision Academy of Arts and Technology
1515 Webster St.
Oakland, California

REMEMBER, NOT ALL INFORMATION WAS CREATED EQUALLY! CHOOSE THE IMPORTANT TEXT THAT YOU WANT TO STAND OUT, THEN MAKE IT STAND OUT!

Post to your blog when complete.

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