11x 17 Vignelli poster

Topic 

I have been studying Massimo Vignelli since the beginning of December. I like his art work and it inspired me to continue using his work as an example. I used his work to inspire my poster by basing it off of vibrant colors and the Manhattan street signs.  When writing "Mass" at the top I chose colors that would stand out on top on the black background because Massimo Vignelli believed in a severe  color palette. The address at the bottom is in circles to show Vignelli's Manhattan street sign design.

My research

After studying Vignelli for so long i've noticed how seriously I take what he says. He believes in the functionality of design and I feel like I have started paying attention to that in all of my work.

Creating my 20 sketches

I found when I was looking at Vingelli's work I could think of more designs for my poster. I ended up making 23 sketches because Vignelli had so many great idea that I felt Like I could use as a influence in my work. I feel like my poster speaks Vignelli and I did well with sticking to my sketches. 

Process in Illustrator

I made two designs in Illustrator but this one was my favorite because not only is it Massimo Vignelli but it also has a little nit of me in it. I liked making this clean and concise and I am proud of how well it turned out. I never really had any big problems while I was creating it in Illustrator. 

Conclusion

I really liked being able to make a poster based on Vignelli because I belie he can teach people a lot. I love hoe clean his designs are and I  find his work relaxing and original.

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The shots switch very smoothly and make the video look nice. There is a nice variety of shots. The story the is being told is that the main guys girlfriend broke up with him and he is embarressed that she broke up with him so he tries to convince his friend that she died so he doesn't have to admit that they broke up. At the end of the video she appears and he gets exposed because she's not actually dead.  The six shot sister comes in handy in this video because you need variety. the creator of this video did a really good job with creativity. Overall I thought the video was put together very well and I think that the creativity was above and beyond.

Posters

A poster should portray a message and should be functional. It can give information of any subject but its worthless if it isn't clear and concise. The poster should appeal to all sids of someone. It can't just be visually appealing you need to make sure your audience connects with it so you can get your point across clearly Nearly all posters go un noticed due to the lack of visual interest. the poster should be understandable and interesting. The audience should feel intrigued after reading it.

 Lettering

Lettering brings your poster together. It should be easy to read but visually interesting at the same time. It should be well in size and color so it can be used as part of the picture rather than words on a page.

Shapes

the designs must be clear and understandable from a respected distance. The designs and shapes on the poster should correspond with the message that it is trying to convey. It should be able to be read quickly without any difficulty.

Color

Color emphasizes the importance of the words on you poster. It can express mood, weather, rhythm etc. Color helps communicate the message of the overall topic.

I learned that in order to have an effective end result you need to have a clear and concise poster that is functional above all. I believe that this article helped me prepare for the future because it showed me that I need to pay attention to detail in the art itself and that every piece of the work matters not just the design.