3rd assignment: Exhibition or Call for Entries Poster

Using InDesign, create a 17 x 11" poster for the upcoming exhibition at the University Art Gallery.

The poster needs to have the art gallery and university logos. The Call for Entires poster must have all of the following information (the Exhibition poster needs only the information in bold):


Call for Entries

Department of Art
Annual Juried Student Awards Show

Up to $500.00 in Bill and Jo Sanders Purchase Awards, plus Departmental and College of Fine Arts and Communication Awards. In addition, up to $1000 in University Union Art Purchase Awards.

Students may submit up to three works of art in all media.

Deadline: submit works to the Art Gallery by Thursday, April 9, 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 - Friday, May 8, 2009
Public Reception and Awards Presentation: Tuesday, April 21, 6-8 p.m

Western Illinois University Art Gallery

 
Art Gallery logo Western Illinois University logo
art gallery logo university logo: visual identity guidelines

 

Written portion - For the written portion of this assignment, you will need to write:

  1. In one sentence, define the message/impact of the image(s) that you selected.
  2. Define the book's target audience (who is this book written for?)
  3. What font(s) did you select. Discuss your selection(s)
  4. What is the emphasis of this poster. Discuss how and why you made this the emphasis
  5. Discuss the colors you selected


 Links:  Handouts  Typography Introduction
     InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts


 Rough:  Wednesday  October 1

 Critique:  Wednesday  October 15
 Due:  Monday  October 20
     
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