Improved and final History Poster

This History poster represents the time when The Beatles reined. It's shows a few facts about the group but doesnt overwhlem the reader and engages the veiwer with the famous "Abbey Road" image. This design works with the rule of thrids because your eye is being moved throughout the poster, starting with the title then onto the image at the bottom and then to the text. This poster works with all five principles of design. You have emphasis with the large title and colors, balance with the smooth design for lettering, good flow with how every character is placed and great comtrast between color and black and white. In particular with this design color plays a big role. With the loud pop of color, it brings the viewer in, makes them want to know what the noise is all about. Without the choices of color the poster wouldnt make anything of itself.

First attempt History Poster

Rough Drawing for history poster

Thumbnails for History Poster

Post modernism

This is an example of post modernism. Which its more "messy" looking and not as well put together but in some sense it does work and makes sense. It has a good sense of emphasis and balance.

International Typographic Style

This is an image representing the International Typographic style. Which was during 1950 to 1970 in the Swiss school of design. As you can see from the image, this style was harsh and more rebelious looking then that other styles. The angles where sharp and the design was very simple and get to the point.

Art Deco

This is an example of Art deco(1920 to 1930). This image as you can see is more put together and has a more softer look to it. With the curved lines and the more mordern look to it give it a sense of balance and good flow.

Constructivism

This is a few images that represent construtivism, this was present during 1913 to the 1920's. These images show a great deal of angles and almost a childish scrapbooking kind of feel. With the shape angles you create emphasis and flow.

Bauhaus

This is an image representing the Bauhaus movement, which was aroung the 1920's. This poster shows movement, flow and works the the element of alignment as well.

Art Nouveau

This is an example of Art Nouveau. Which was created and used during the late 19th century and early 20th century. In this example we see a good use of focal point,emphasis and flow being created by the woman's position.

Final Design

When you first look at my design for the course catalog you are welcomed by a hornet, which represents our school mascot. The images on the left hand side show what you would see at Broome Community College if you were a student. I believe that the image of the hornet helps keep the cover more interesting as opposed to the cartoon version of the hornet. With the "rule of thirds", I didn't want to put anything in the middle, all the images work around the image of the hornet. For the principles of design, all five of them are being represented. The design has a good balance and flow with the style of fonts and the accents of color. The emphasis of the whole design is the hornet, which jumps out as the main focus. Color is not a big role in my design, i just used the colors that represented the color, black, gold, and white. Which all three seemed to work out pretty well.

First Round Thumbnails

To begin this project I went through the fonts in illistrator to see which ones appealed to my eye. The fonts I eneded up chooseing where bernard MT Condensed, Curlz, Myriad Pro and Rockwell. I used these fonts because I liked how they had a certain uniqueness to them. I enjoyed to smooth curves and fun shapes each letter made. I didn't have a true explination to the letters I choose, I just used whatever looked good. The shapes that where contained within the fonts did't see to have anything unique about them so in order to make a something out of the letters I used the "direct select" tool to drag the letters into a form. In the Bottom right corner that shape was actually the counter form of the "i" that is used at the top under the "f". I thought it made a interesting visual to the overall piece.
In order to stick with the rule of thirds in this design I tried to use all of the elements of design. First your eye starts at the focal point, which is a counter form of a lower case "h" in the Myraid Pro font. Then your eye goes to the counter for of what use to be a lower case "i", which was also in the Myraid Pro font. After that your eye leads you to the top where you see a capital "F" and a lower case "i". Within this process I wanted to use contrast by changing the oppaccity of a few of the letters.
Overall I think the piece is unique and fun. With the different shapes and the differences between the greys the image speaks for itself.

Project one