WEEK 10- Publication/Poster Design

MOVEMENT

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/may/olympics-movement-posters

          Movement is involved in both the planning and the final product of these designs for the olympic events. The posters actively portray the event itself (the bouncing of the tennis ball and the change of the sword's angle in the fencing poster) By having the tennis ball replicated with more and more opacity allows for the suggested movement of the ball across the page. The sequence of the ball heading into the racket shows motion along with indent of the racket to imply (implied movement) that it had just hit the ball. In the poster on the right, lines leading the eye off of the page and crossing each other at several points implies the progression of a real fencing match and the movements of each sword through the air. While making both posters, it is clear that the best example of movement had to be found. Shapes were adjusted to portray the motion of the sport most accurately.

COLOR

http://blog.signalnoise.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/i_glaser2.jpg

Color in this Bob Dylan poster has been used in both the planning and execution of the finished product. I'm sure the colors were planned to the T and the contrast between the black, white, and color was carefully considered. It was probably planned with colored sketches. The black/white on Dylan's face makes him seem more mysterious and abstract. His colored hair portrays the color an flow of a style of his. There are both primary colors and secondary color shades. The design, simple and complex color makes this poster very iconic and representational of the times.

LINES

Lines have been actively used in both the planning and execution of graphic novels such as the snapshot of one pictured above. Graphic novels have a flow to each page and also to the whole story itself that needs to be planned before the book is put together. These are done with story boards, or timelines of small pictures. In the finished page, there is a progression of outlined compartments with a picture and/or words inside. The text in these are also made up of lines. These separate the thoughts or sequences in the story. They also give structure to the story.