Bright Lights and Promises?

You will design a poster for a social issue that you find interesting and important.

1.     You must select a social topic to work on. The selection of the theme is open, as long as it is related to a social cause (global warming, aids, animal rights, etc). Commercial topics are not acceptable.

2.     You will research your topic and produce a poster following the rhetorical process as seen in class.  You must include a written piece explaining your concept and process. The poster should include the use of at least one of the rhetorical figures. The written piece must include the following elements:

a.      Cover

b.      Introduction (minimum 150 words)

c.       Rhetoric Process:

                                               i.     Intellectio (Research about your topic. You must explain your issue in a clear and concise manner. Minimum 500)

                                              ii.     Inventio (Highlight the key arguments you wish to use for your design. It can be written as prose or displayed as bullets)

                                            iii.     Elocutio (Explain the rhetorical figure or figures you are using and why. Minimum 250 words)

                                            iv.     Dispositio (Explain your aesthetic decisions. Minimum 250 words)

d.      Design process (sketches and proofs)

e.       Final design Image

f.        Conclusion (minimum 150 words)

g.       Bibliography and References.

3.     The posters will be printed size 50x70cm. You must also include a digital file (2953x4134 150DPI) RGB JPG, not larger than 4MB.  

It took me forever to figure out how to get a black outline on my people. And then I realized, “Oh, I could always just put an outer glow around my guys like we did with text!” I’m also trying to get better at using the warp tool for this project. While my poster may not be look entirely that nice or be entirely on point with my key argument, I think the use of new photoshop skills will be more beneficial.

I used to do social poster after social poster in highschool where I just came up with the craziest metaphor ever and did it and it would suit the criteria wonderfully. But since I graduated form high school I took a completely different view of art, and decided to go about doing my own thing. Thinking back to my highschool days and how I used to be really good at churning this stuff out really threw me for a loop with this class, since I can not come up with any possible ideas that can’t really be shot down, or visualized easily.