EVOLUTIONOFWOMEN PROCESS BOOK KRISTA LANGEHENNIG | VIST 405 | FALL 2014
CONCEPT RESEARCH SIMILAR PROJECTS DONE BEFORE?
IN RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY POSTERS ABOUT INEQUALITY AND INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN, BUT MY CONCEPT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE
INSPIRATION LAYOUT DESIGN 1700
took inspiration from the banners along the timeline and the way the line curves
1800
liked the idea of illustrations and a short description for each period
INSPIRATION COLOR PALETTE THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE A MUTED COLOR PALETTE WITH SUBTLE COLOR
THE COLOR WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY USING COLORS WITHIN THE SAME FAMILY, WARM OR COOL COLORS
INSPIRATION ILLUSTRATION STYLE
TOOK INSPIRATION FROM TEXTURED ILLUSTRATIONS WITH SUBTLE COLOR
THE GOAL WAS TO USE SEMIREALISTIC SHADING TO CREATE DEPTH AND INTEREST
RESEARCH information for posters 1800
the research was one of the most extensive parts of the project
1800
researched books and online, and found detailed information for each topic and time period and condensed it
SKETCHES
ROLES OF WOMEN
THE PURPOSE OF THE SKETCHES WERE MAINLY TO FIGURE OUT THE LAYOUT OF THE POSTER AND WHICH ILLUSTRATIONS WOULD BE USED FOR EACH TIME PERIOD
SKETCHES
GAINS FOR WOMEN
THE LAYOUT OF THIS ONE INCLUDES THE BANNER FOR THE TEXT AND AN UP AND DOWN LINE TO CREATE VARIETY AND TO FILL THE SPACE
SKETCHES
A WOMAN’S STRUGGLES
THE LAYOUT OF THE THIS POSTER IS ONE UP AND DOWN LINE WITH RECTANGULAR BOXES FOR THE TEXT AND ONE ILLUSTRATION PER SECTION
COLOR AND TYPOGRAPHY PALETTES AND FONTS
ROLES OF WOMEN USES A WARM COLOR PALETTE AND CIRCLE TEXT BOX
COLONIAL WOMAN
GAINS FOR WOMEN USES A COOL COLOR PALETTE AND BANNER TEXT BOX
PLAYFAIR DISPLAY BOLD
TYPICAL ROLES BE SUBORDINATE TO HUSBAND
RALEWAY SEMIBOLD
HOUSEHOLD CHORES TEACH RELIGION TO CHILDREN
EMERGING SOME WOMEN WORKED OUTSIDE THE HOME: IN TEXTILE MILLS NURSES SEAMSTRESSES
SUBHEADLINES ARE RALEWAY LIGHT
RALEWAY BOLD FOR EMPHASIS
1848 -1900 1848 | THE FIRST WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED BY ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND LUCRETIA MOTT AND TAKES PLACE IN SENECA FALLS, NY 1849 | ELIZABETH BLACKWELL IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE A MEDICAL DEGREE AND PERMITTED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE LEGALLY MANY STATES GRANTED MARRIED WOMEN SEPARATE ECONOMY THROUGH VARIOUS ACTS 1896 | THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMEN IS FORMED IN WASHINGTON D.C.
BEBAS NEUE FOR NUMBERS
TITLES ARE AIRBAG REGULAR
A WOMAN’S STRUGGLES USES A COOL COLOR PALETTE AND RECTANGULAR TEXT BOX
BABY YEARS HOUSEWORK AND CHILDCARE THERE IS A SO-CALLED “SECOND SHIFT” OF DOMESTIC WORK OUTSIDE OF A WOMAN’S CAREER. 8 IN 10 WORKING WOMEN STILL SAY THEY DO MORE HOUSEWORK THAN THEIR MALE PARTNERS ONLY 20% OF MEN REPORTED HELPING OUT WITH HOUSEWORK MATERNITY LEAVE THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY THAT DOESN’T PROVIDE NEW PARENTS WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE UNITED STATES ONLY OFFERS TWELVE WEEKS OF UNPAID LEAVE THAT 40% OF WOMEN DON’T EVEN QUALIFY FOR 70% OF WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE ARE MOTHERS, YET WE HAVE NO PAID FAMILY LEAVE, CHILD CARE OR FLEXTIME POLICY
QUOTES USE PLAYFAIR DISPLAY ITALIC FOR THE QUOTE AND RALEWAY FOR THE CREDIT
“This act represents many years of effort by labor, management, and several private organizations unassociated with labor or management, to call attention to the unconscionable practice of paying female employees less wages than male employees for the same job.” -JOHN F. KENNEDY
ILLUSTRATIONS VECTORS AND SHADING
1800
FIRST STEP WAS TO VECTORIZE IMAGE IN ILLUSTRATOR TO GET BASIC SHAPES
1800
SECOND STEP WAS TO BRING INTO PHOTOSHOP AND ADD TEXTURE, SHADOW AND HIGHLIGHTS