For this assignment, we needed to create a poster showcasing a concept map of a certain topic. Of the topics to choose, I picked the Civil Rights Movement. My layout changed many times in the process but I was happy with the final layout I chose. I chose more of a patriotic color scheme that fits the design without being too cliche. Many of the key terms connect to others and the info-graphics help to further understand the Civil Rights Movement.
Our assignment for this project was to create a set of 1-inch buttons and a poster of a certain era in graphic design and showcase it as if it were to be used at the Blanton Museum for an exhibit. I decided to choose one of my favorite eras in design which is Swiss design aka International Style. After that, I had to figure out a system of how many buttons to create. I decided to create 18 buttons which includes 3 buttons for each day the museum is open. The guest would either receive an informative button, a button of the artis for that day, or a button of the artist's most famous work. The designs of the poster and buttons work well together because I made them reminiscent of the International Style of design.
The Kitchen of Meaning project is one where we needed to define a word by using illustrations and other elements of design. My assigned word was "zeitgeist". As a part of the project, we needed to provide a design synopsis and it is as follows:
"For a word that is defined as “the spirit of the
times”, I went for a different approach from the American Flag idea to define
zeitgeist. Since zeitgeist is based off of a certain time period, I decided to
base my design on a time period that has much history behind it, the 1960’s.
The 1960’s is represented on my poster by the color scheme, the typefaces I
chose, and the different symbols that define the sprit of that time period. I
decided to make a symbol for every person in the class and placed their names
under them to show that the 1960’s was a time period that the people played a
big part of, not just events or ideas."
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Design Culture Now is a fictional event that we had to create a poster for. Since all the designers in the event use computers to create their design, I used a computer and technology based them for my poster. The original poster didn't work that well because the cube's angles aren't matched up very well and it still has issues with hierarchy. The revised one works much better with hierarchy and is also more visually appealing.
