Reflection

What you have learnt and how:

I have learned to be clear with my inspiration and take inspiration from multiple examples, print them, and take note of what aspects I like the most from each one. This way I will know how I can create something original and go on with the creative process from there. I’ve learned to be more open to different styles of typography and being more experimental with type as it has a very big impact on the overall effect of the poster. I think type is treated secondly most of the time but if it’s not right and doesn’t relate with or compliment the image then the message isn’t as strong as it could be.

I learned that sketchy drawings can actually be made to look very effective if you do it right, not everything has to be cleanly illustrated.

I also learned that making work that you’re passionate about brings out the best work, or work that you feel proud of.

What worked:

Being more hands on with my imagery by exploring different media and how they reflect the subject of the image made a huge impact on the pathos of my topic. the scribbly, dirty quick effect used with the charcoal translated anger, mystery and darkness etc.

The process of the final work makes the results more effective

what could have been handled better:

Something that set me back was the fact that I had a work that I found interesting at the beginning of the process and it stuck with me throughout the making of one of my posters. So if I were to do this assignment again I would document all of my inspiration and compare it to my work to make sure I’m not accidentally replicating something that’s already been done. Instead I will do as I have stated above with the printing of my inspiration etc.