Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - Final Poster


Lesson 1: What the Client wants, the Client gets...

In graphic design, just as it is with any business providing a service this is the golden rule. Regardless of how badly mangled the initial composition may be. In this case the addition of the chalk drawings take away from the flow of the initial piece.

Inspired by the font used in the title, those who chose said font thought to incorporate a more humorous feel to the design. Granted adding this aspect might have been a good idea, in hindsight it totally deviates from the initial feel of the poster - that of dread and mystery (in my opinion at least).

The placement of the hand is supposed to illustrate a falling coin from the hand of its owner. The foot, the second character (whomever is which is left up to interpretation..) being represented by the partially visible foot.

While destroying what I felt as a good sense of flow, the design is far from completely destroyed. In the end the design doesn't look half bad to the untrained eye, but for those in the art community and for this designer especially it represents something else entirely.

....a compromised design

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Changes





Wanting to incorporate a David Bowie reference in the headline, suddenly I forgot the words...

Anyways, back to business.

Speaking with Jerre, I believe we have narrowed the initial eight potentials into 2 contenders for the final Rosencrantz and Guildenstern poster. With much luck students and faculty will be seeing one of these all around campus and quite possibly beyond.

Next up some revisions to Christmas Carol and Brigadoon -- mostly in sketch form.

Still haven't started reading Summer and Smoke, but hope to within the next few days.

More to come...

Monday, September 13, 2010

1 Month Later

Entering week 3(?) of the fall semester, things have picked up in terms of workload.

This blog is a continuation of my previous blog. As the semester progresses, updates as to progress and lessons learned will be discussed along the way.

Having met with Jerre Briske, the department head last week, the groundwork for the majority of the semester has largely been set.

Things discussed for each of the posters:

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

-Font to be updated: more contemporary format, less focus on old english.
-Add contact information on bottom of page, play dates under title.

A Christmas Carol

-Font possibly updated: fits with the overall tone and feel of play thus far.
-Add contact information on bottom of page, play dates under title.
-Incorporate more Christmas: incorporate holly into composition
-Lose the candle: design element that hasn't worked thus far, holly might be used as
replacement.
-Background image: new vector based template for a floor design - possibility.

Brigadoon

-Font possibly updated: incorporate kilt patterns into title.
-Revision of design: more Irish, less mystical.

Summer and Smoke

-Font possibly updated: does not feel right with atmosphere of play.
-Background: lose the fence, incorporate a fountain in the shape of an angel crying.
-Color scheme is close to desired atmospheric feel.

More to come..including pictures...