P O S T E R DE S IG N by M adeline H ennelly
P O S T E R DE S IG N I c r ea t ed t his pos t er a t a D es ign C har r e tte i n 2 0 1 3 . The c har r et t e’s t heme w as C hi ca g o A r c hit ec t ur e and Laz lo Moholy-N a g y. I b e g a n w it h ins pir a t ion f r om C alder ’s Flamin g o s c ulpt ur e and a Laz lo Moholy-N a g y q u o te . I th e n looked a t t he s c ulpt ur e’s c olor and m o v e m e n t. A f t er t ha t , I c r ea t ed a s er ies of equal l y - s p a ce d , r ed lines and manipula t ed t hem t o loo k a s i f a s pher e w as moving out of t he pos t er. A s th e view er moves , t he s pher e looks like i t i s m o v i n g as w ell. I t hen r es ear c hed buildings t h a t s ur r ounded C alder ’s Flamingo and t r i e d to r epr es ent t hem by inc or por a t ing a B &W phot ogr a ph I t ook a f ew year s a go. In t he end, t his pr ojec t t ook about eig h t h o u r s . I pr int ed it on r egular 1 1 ” by 1 7 ” pr int e r p a p e r. (U npublis hed)
P O S T E R DE S IG N I c r ea t ed t his pos t er a t a hand-let t er i n g w or ks hop in Febr uar y 2 0 1 4 . The goal wa s to ut iliz e my new hand let t er ing s kills a n d cr e a te a Valent ine’s D ay pr es ent f or my s ignif i ca n t o th e r. I c hos e a quot e f r om t he s ong “ H ome ” b y E d wa r d S har pe and t he M a gnet ic Zer os . I t he n s k e tch e d t he c hos en quot e in my s ket c hbook, s ca n n e d th e dr a w ings , and us ed A dobe Illus t r a t or ’s p e n to o l t o digit ally t r ac e t he quot e. I w ant ed to emphas iz e t he w or ds “ I” M “ and “ Y O U ” s o I ch o s e a s lab s er if f ont and t hen out lined it . A ll t oget her, t his pr ojec t t ook about s i x h o u r s . I pr int ed it on r egular 1 1 ” by 1 7 ” pr int e r p a p e r. (U npublis hed)
P O S T E R DE S IG N The s t udent or ganiz a t ion, S t udent s In D e s i g n needed an inf or ma t ional pos t er c r ea t e d fo r th e Fall 2 0 1 3 s emes t er. The r equir ed inf o r m a ti o n w as a s hor t des c r ipt ion about t he club , wh e n t hey met , and w her e t hey met . It als o h a d to g o along w it h t heir br anding w hic h c ons i s te d o f th e c olor s blac k and cy an and t he f ont D I N Pr o . I t als o had t o “ s t and out ” f r om all t he o th e r pos t er s in t he A & D B uilding. Wit h all t h a t i n mind, I c r ea t ed a s mall 1 1 “ by 8 . 5 ” bi - fo l d th a t pr ompt ed t he view er t o ignor e t he po s te r. I n doing s o, t he view er w ould open t he fl a p , r e a d t he init ial s t a t ement , and t hen go on to r e a d about t he club. A ll t oget her, t his pr ojec t t ook about t wo we e k s . It w as pr int ed on r egular 1 1 ” by 1 7 ” p r i n te r pa per. (P ublis hed)