Graphics: Poster of the Future

This was the outcome of the A2 poster I created, which is supposed to promote an aspired exhibition of my work at the Cartoon Museum in summer, 2033. The idea is that I am coming out of a TV screen asking passers by if they will be coming to my exhibition, much in the style of the WW2 propaganda posters. In the wooden under compartment of the TV set up is the brief, clear information that people may need to know. 

I don't feel this poster is very effective. The main issue I have with it is the fact that the character (me) coming out of the TV should have a stronger presence, hidden behind a shoulder and hair gives a standoffish feel to the image, whereas I wanted it to be more confrontational and therefore more engaging. Their presence should have consumed more of the poster. However, I do like some visual aspects of it, like the shading in the wood, the ripples in the TV screen and the use of colour and pen markings on the hand pointing out of the screen. Also, I feel it has successfully related to the kind of work going to be seen at the exhibition e.g. cartoons, animations etc.

Graphics: 'Poster of the Future' Plan

The final task of the graphic's project was to first, generate some ideas for a poster from a gallery exhibiting my work in 2033 and then produce an A2 sized version of your favourite idea. However, before jumping straight into the A2 sized version, I reworked an idea in A4 in my sketch book then enlarged the design. I enjoyed the idea generation process and I was able to integrate exercises I had used in previous tasks to produce quick, un-generic ideas for my poster. It also helped me avoid any nasty mistakes on my large piece. For example, in the second image my hand that is pointing out of the TV screen is the wrong way round (notice the thumb is on the wrong side), also I changed some colours and mediums used.