Saturday, 7 May 2016

Final Poster Designs.

Mocking up my designs has been a really enjoyable process! Here is my series of three prints mocked up into square frames as poster designs. Although i had some initial plans for the images to be book covers I felt that it naturally progressed more into poster designs, to be enjoyed by people who know and love The odyssey, as well as appealing to and enticing people who have perhaps not read the book.  Overall i am pleased with my designs and i feel they make for an interesting and striking series of prints. It isn't unusual for some well loved book covers to be adapted and distributed as poster prints, and i think that this is something that can help promote a book as well as interest an audience.


'The Sirens'

'The Charybdis' 

'The Scylla'

Greek mythology is a theme that can be appreciated and loved by such a wide audience, the subject can capture the imagination of many, which is why i think there would be a demand for my poster designs. - As i have said previously, i have tried to create artwork that i feel will also appeal to both and old and young audience - so wether these would be bought by adults who know and love the ancient tales, or enjoyed by young individuals who are drawn in by the .....events and are developing an interest in mythology? - my posters are creating an initial intreats perhaps.


I have also considered adding type to the images, so they could also be considered more as poster designs and not just prints. Including text is something that i wish i had considered more during the designing process, as i think it would be good to communicate what each image is representing more clearly. Particularly for people who are not familiar with the stories. 




I don't think the text is the most successful it could have been. I didn't design the images with text in mind, and so i don't feel that the writing fits together with the illustrations.
I have considered other ways of adding the text however. Perhaps the writing doesnt need to fit within the illustration? i have adapted my designs to fit within a 6by4 frame and include the text surrounding the image.














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