You have now designed at least one poster and perhaps one other for our fabulous Lakeshore Idol. Your job now is to reflect on your design (s) by looking at what makes a good poster and comparing the criteria to your posters.
1. Read through the following posting:
http://www.poster-designers.com/poster-criteria.html
2. Summarize them by listing in point form, the essentials of a good poster.
You should have about 9 or 10 points from both articles. Your last point should be meeting your client's needs - see the lists of objectives below
3. Use your list to analyze the poster you designed for Orchestral Zeppelin.
4. Then analyze one of the two posters that were designed for Lakeshore Idol.
They can be found in the pickup folder - Idol posters for Analysis
4. Post your summary list and your analyses on your blog by Wednesday March 24, 2010. Please include your poster and the poster you are choosing to analyze for Lakeshore Idol in your blog entry and make it clear which poster goes with whic analysis.
What were the objectives for the Orchestral Zeppelin posters?
1. 60s psychedelic look/feel with a modern-ish look
2. Micheal White's photo (altered to look posterized or three toned)
3. Typography that is stylized and warped to give the 60s feel.
4. Essential text - Orhcestral Zeppelin, Date, Place, Who's playing?
5. and not as crucial, but something to add if possible..Visual representation of orchestral music meets rock and roll
What were the objectives for the Lakeshore Idol poster?
1. Photo of Jasmine
2. Visually represent her style of music
3. Make her look good and make people want to vote for her
4. Increase her publicity
5. Essential text - Jasmine Jewel, TDSB Idol Regional Competition
Evaluation:
Summary: /10 (5 for Knowledge/Understanding and 5 for Communication)
I will be marking the summaries based on your ability to glean the most essential 9 or 10 points from the two articles, clearly communicate them and convey the information back to me.
Analyses:
I will be marking your analyses of the posters based on your knowledge and understanding of the criteria of a good poster (how well did you summarize!), your ability to address all of the points and communicate the information and your ability to thinking about how successful the posters are at meeting the criteria. 5 marks per category per poster for a total of 10 marks in each category.
Knowledge/Understanding /10
Communication /10
Thinking/Inquiry /10
