5 spreads ideas Before working digitally, I created 5 rough sketches to consider how the story, visuals, and copy play a role with each other.

Project: Create a 19.25*31.75" inch poster about a designer. Include their name, portrait, quotation, description, artifacts of work, and choice of timeline/callout/diagram Project Timeline: 2 Weeks Choosing my design hero

Project Brief: After researching Arvo for my typeface spread, how can I communicate this information in an animation? For this project, I create a 60 second kinetic type animation focusing on timing of information and rhythm to create a strong narrative. Sound I began my project by searching for background music. For my…

Project 3: Spread As we just finished up our poster project, we learned that posters are meant to attract the audience from large distances. What makes a person stop and engage with the poster? Maybe it’s large type contrast, compelling imagery, or vibrant colors. But what makes a person want to read a…

Oct 26 Bulletin Board Exercise During the beginning of class, Vicki brought us to the bulletin board at Maggie Mo’s vestibule. On the side wall was a cluster of club advertisements, tutoring flyers, and CMU event posters. Because of the amount of flyers, many of the posters overlapped one another, causing some to stand out…

Project Brief: Given two print publications (US September 2021 & UK November 2021) and digital access to Cosmopolitan, hypothesize their design choices (imagery, grids, color) and how it affects their content, audience, and context. Partner: Elise Chapman Time: 1 Week Cosmopolitan’s 2021 Mission Statement is: “Always encouraging young women to think differently about themselves. To…

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