A series of cohesive posters utilizing typography, photography, and color to advertise three poetry events and poets. The general theme of the poetry was: Altered Earth and Poetic Perspectives on Planetary Shift.
The bold imagery and typography create depth in the design and entice viewers to take a closer look at the posters.
Gathered research on each of the featured poets to better understand how their poetry aligns with the theme of the posters.
Research
Heid E. Erdrich’s writing is very earth focused, visual, and poses hypothetical questions.
Hussain Ahmed’s writing discusses emotions, nature, and psychological ideas.
Orchid Tierney’s work is focused on the planet, environmental change, and human effect on the world.
Experimentation
Concepts & Iterations
Iterations
Final Components
Experimented with photography, color palettes and typefaces to find the balance between a distorted image, bright colors, and a simple typeface.
The third concept offered the best representation of an altered, warped earth and had the best potential for creating a series of cohesive posters.
