“Quotes” Poster/ Visual Argument Idealogical Opinion

WEDNESDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2009

THREE WEEK PROJECT

Select one of the following two briefs -

“Quotes” Poster

1.Design a purely typographic A1 poster based  around the selected lucky dip quote. Choose a typeface sympathetic to the quote. Include the typeface’s 26 letters, numbers, ligatures and punctuation marks.

2. A3 Exhibition publicity poster – an exhibition of these to be displayed in the design studio. The design emphasis should be on the place and setting.

3. Essay – two paragraphs on an A4 sheet. To contain information about the quote and reasons behind the chosen typeface. Include info about the type’s designer and it’s foundry, your own thoughts and opinions about the typeface.

My quote picked from the lucky dip -

“Dogma is the sacrifice of wisdom to consistency. “  – Lewis Perelman.

Visual argument in contemporary culture

Design a poster campaign or web presence that encourages a passion/belief/viewpoint from the following categories -

Drugs, religion, the liberal consumer market, the identity and representation of women, sexual freedom or the unrestricted male.

I researched into the meaning of my quote. Basically it means that you have to sacrifice your own knowledge so that everyone’s beliefs are the same within that religious sector. I began to think about how I could transfer this into a purely typographic poster, after reading a brief history about the author of the quote, Lewis Perelman I discovered that he was a mathematician, so perhaps I could construct an image from type, by the method of ASCI art.

My first thoughts for the second brief was to select either the religious category, or the liberal consumer market.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1126581/Signs-God-Churches-turn-witty-adverts-increase-congregation.html

http://www.fasterpastor.com/wayside_pulpit.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/20/transport.religion

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=CultOfDusty#p/u/0/9qQQNZOzFo8

wanted something similar, black stencil effect.Image of cross/jesus and words believe?instead of quote

INITIAL DESIGN – IDEOLOGICAL OPINION AGAINST RELIGION

I need to find a better copy of the exodus page that I have used in the background, as this one is too pixelated. I also want to try and pick out the quote that I have included in red, as this supports my statement.

FINAL OUTCOME

IDEOLOGICAL OPINION -FOR

I decided to also work on the opposing viewpoint. I wanted to select something that would grab peoples attention, especially the younger generation, I thought about what interested them, and decided to create a poster in a culture-jamming way; using an existing brand/advert to promote an alternative one. I thought that Apple would be a good choice.