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POSTERS
These posters showcase experiments in implementing analog techniques into design, including experiments with texture, assemblage, collage, and more.
These posters were part of the "Try Something New" series designed to get Sacramento State students to try a new hobby. These two focus on linocut block printing, advertising a crossover event where guests carve linoleum blocks for printing while participating in speedfriending activities. Both posters make use of analog techniques, with each featuring texture from actual block prints. The left poster gains its texture from a sheet with ink printed into it in squares, while the right uses ladybugs that were actually carved into linoleum as well as a single roll from an ink-covered brayer down the center of the piece.
This experiment features hand-cut letters sourced from magazines, advertisements, and grocery bags positioned to create the shape of a question mark while maintaining readability. Mod Podge is brushed over the collage to create a sheen when photographed that transfers unique analog qualities into the digital space. The piece uses hyperbole to portray feelings of anxiety through the questions repeated throughout, but responds to these feelings with a suggestion to turn negative questions about the future into positive ones. This experiment could relate to a campus event to discuss positive strategies for mental health.
This experiment focuses on various art supplies positioned to create the shape of an insect, recontextualizing colored pencils, thread, a brayer, and more to act as a metaphor for creativity. The objects work in harmony with the message of the piece, a call to action that advocates for creative expression, which art supplies can be an instrument for. Variations in text weight and color further emphasize the message as well as helping to communicate the playful energy of the piece. This experiment could advertise a creative workshop on campus as it encourages viewers to make their imaginations a reality.
This experiment applies found texture to type through the use of photography. Natural textures from patches of dirt and blades of grass are photographed, then applied to the type digitally through a transparency layer. These natural textures act as hyperbole, exaggerating the call to action to go outside that serves as the focal point of the piece. The phrase itself is also a demonstration of irony, as “go outside” is most often used negatively, but serves as an encouragement in this context. This experiment could be used for any campus event interacting with nature, such as a group hiking trip.
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