Project 1 Poster designs:
For this Project, we were to represent concepts about the food industry. I decided to do my posters over sustainability through community gardens. I wanted to inform people about the benefits of community gardens. I decided to discuss community gardens because I love to garden myself, and I wanted to get more people interested in gardening. I established three types of food involved in community gardening: fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
Matrices (Visual Research):
I started by finding images for visual research to find what I wanted to use for my icons. I looked at fruits, vegetables, and grains. I ended up switching grains with herbs.
Sketches for Icons:
For the Sketches I wanted to create an icon that was recognizable without color or words.
Icons:
These were the 9 icons I decided to use in the poster designs.
First Designs:
These were the first iterations of the posters after the critique I realized that there were several things not working in these posters, and decided to restart.
Mockup and Final Designs:
I wanted people to be attracted to the poster by the colors and icons that were on it and hopefully read more of the information on the poster.
Conclusion:
I thought this project was very helpful, and showed me that design not only has to look good, but the design has to be purposeful. I Learned more about how to use adobe illustrator.
