Developed poster designs
Today I acted upon the feedback I received from the crit based on my poster designs. I decided to develop some even further and some to start from scratch. I also conducted some research into some of the related topics so I could generate more relevant ideas.
Here are two alterations of my first idea. I wanted to approach a new style that I hadn't done before and to also use a typeface which I was not familiar with. The reason I did this was because I thought maybe it would change my way of approaching this design. I haven't really used a grid here either because if I was going to create something quite unique it was going to have to break the rules a little and seem less like a poster. I have included some phone numbers and also one of the designs from the previous blog in this design for obvious reasons, the poster is advertising something about phones. Throughout these designs I have also gone with the theme of distortion which is why these are all so grainy kind of unclear. The reasoning behind this was because at the time this event was originally set, mobile phones were very cheap and there displays were incredibly pixelated. This theme travels through these designs.
These two seconds ideas are also very similar to the first as I wanted to push this style of design. I also managed to incorporate one of the previous ideas from before and also largely incorporated the phone number aspect for more obvious visual language. These ones are a bit less distort however which I think makes it slightly more legible perhaps. I have stuck with the same typeface and colours and I also reckon i'll replicate this design in further projects.
This third idea tackles with the idea of repetition. I wanted to try and resemble a text message within this design which you can see is quite obvious on the right side. That little text conversation there draws the viewer away from the busy exterior and the point was to ask them the question, 'are you going?' to this event. The repetition of the sentences here can also resemble all the people involved in this event. Many people creating the same sounds out of their cell phones, just like a single sentence being repeated a few times. I also used an illustration of an old Nokia phone here which was one of the more popular phone of the time. I did this for more explanation to the viewer as if it was not included the hole thing may not make much sense. It could just look like a bunch of random type.
This designs idea focuses heavily on the distortion aspect of my ideas. I wanted to resemble an old phone screen by including lots of obvious pixels and wavy colours. This kind of looks like looking at an old cell phones screen right up close. I matched the type to a similar one of the type used on those displays but with a slight twist. All the type appears in different sizes so the reader knows which parts are initially most important to them. Seeing the artists name 'Golan Levin' may attract such fans instantly.
The idea behind this final one was that when your'e on the phone to someone, especially with an old school Nokia, the call can usually break up if not quite often. I wanted to resemble this in type by cutting up the letters and words so you can still identify them, but they're missing pieces just like on a phone call. At first you may not be able to read it but if you concentrate hard enough it comes clear. Little bits of information dotted around the poster don't distract you too much from the central type but are also very clear and fit with the aesthetic perfectly. The theme of distortion was used once again with to give the added effect of the event.
