historical poster
OVERVIEW
GOALS
+ Create a poster on a possible future design trend by combining design elements from a historical era and contemporary design
+ Social and political connections about future encouraged
CHALLENGES
+ Must be 16 inches tall and up to 10 inches wide
+ Restricted to 2 colors (excluding color of paper)
+ 'Designed Futures' title must be present in design
PROCESS
RESEARCH AND CONCEPTING
+ Selected Art Deco time period
+ Wanted to discuss mass consumerism as a pessimistic future
+ Gained inspiration from greek myths Atlas and king Midas
+ Inspired by Black-figure technique found on greek pottery
Moodboarding and selecting typeface
DRAFTING
+ Repeating and layered text inspired by current design
+ Typeface, gradients, and geometric, abstract imagery inspired by Art Deco era
+ Selected colors gold and black to represent material wealth and death respectively
Draft VS Risograph gold and Risograph black
FINAL SOLUTION
EVALUATION
+ Compares the overconsumption of the 1920s to the status quo
+ Expresses being yoked and guillotined by materialistic greed
+ Suggests humanitarian demise resulting from prioritizing wealth over sustainability
Final flat file
Final Risograph print
