Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Poster 1


The goal of the poster is to publicize for the opening exhibition of Analogue. The first idea is to present a very tight image of a portrait of one of the subjects. This image specifically is of a young man I met in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya. Visually the goal is to manipulate the image in such a way that the visual flicker and movement of your eye over the piece takes priority over the image itself. The goal is that the heirarchically (sp?) the image works on the same plane as the type, each playing with your eye so that the poster is one expressive piece. The type elements would obviously be telling viewers about the exhibition time, place, location, etc, but also may incorporate snippets of statements from interviews with him. 

Poster 2


This idea stems from a similar feel of several of the other pieces. The thought is an expressive union of type and image, which ultimately is what analogue is about presenting.

Poster 3


This option plays with the numbers 0 and 1 being representative of the first exhibition of analogue. In my mind I'm seeing the "0" and "1" existing a couple of different ways potentially. One is as sort of a hazy conglomeration of various photographs, transparent applications of charcoal or paint that merge from a distance, or written words from various analogue stories. Another is more heavily reliant on color, but similar idea in focusing on this being the first of several analogue exhibitions. 

Archival Slip Sheets / Caption Cards


Not sure entirely what to call these yet...but basically they are 6X8" cards that will exist alongside nicely printed photographs within the hardcover "support package" case with the quarterly book. Each caption card will contain caption/quote information relative to the photograph it accompanies and be numbered sequentially in an expressive way consistent with the typography used in the rest of the pieces.


Supplementary/Informational Poster


This will be a quadfold (you're viewing it flat in the sketch) that will be tucked in the back cover folder of the book. It's based around the theme of Paleo's Song Diary. The top side will exist as a mini poster of sorts - it's a texture composed of the lyrics from the 365 song diary, and a manipulation of the type color (via font weight, face, style and color) to portray a ghostly sort of visual effect that is visible from a distance. I'm thinking either a very simple representation of David's portrait or a symbolic form that represents the passing of a year.

Subscription Card


This will either be a blow in within the printed publication or will be tucked into the back cover sleeve of the book where the info poster will also be folded.

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