Researching poster design and typography

Blog post:

What are the four most important things to keep in mind when designing a poster?

Find a great example, post a link and what makes it great.

Great examples at:

Communication Arts - 2012 Typography Annual

http://www.commarts.com/SearchOn.aspx?colpg=0&col=1114&inum=384

PSA Presentation

Post your PSA to Vimeo or YouTube then post link in comments.

Write blog post summarizing how you created your PSA.

PSA Resource Links

Great links to PSA resources:

http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/764

History of Public Service Announcements from The Museum of Broadcast Communications

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=publicservic

Public Service Advertising Research Center

http://www.psaresearch.com/

PSA Script Examples

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/images/firewood_script.pdf

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/psas/transcripts/giant_salvinia_video_15.phtml

PSA

What type of PSA you will use?

Outline of proposed structure.

PSA of your Capstone Project Concept

Requirements:

§ 20-30 seconds

§ Animated text

§ music or voice-over

§ your video must address your Statement of Intent

Begin preliminary identification of Presentation Capstone elements

1. Your management of the project is important toward making a successful presentation.

2. Define the scope or approach to your presentation.

i. Will your capstone include constructing or purchasing explanatory props?

ii. How will you present poster material (an easel, stand)?

iii. Will you be fabricating a model or a 3d prototype?

iv. What is appropriate dress? A nurse outfit, a lab coat, a suit?

v. What are important points to present in your verbal presentation?

vi. Will you be presenting a brochure?

vii. Will you be including presentation of the website, video, game or animation?

Discuss look and feel issues

1. Will your presentation use comedy and humor or is it serious?
2. What colors, fonts, design layouts, graphs, photographs and other imagery are appropriate for the topic?
3. How is your site, video and print material persuasive?
4. How do you make your point of view understood?
5. Are you intending to create:

· a resource for children hospital using bright cheerful colors

· a clean corporate economic presentation with shades of blue

· an industrial prototype of an energy efficient car

· an essay on the seriousness of world hunger

· a presentation a low cholesterol diet with pictures of vegetables and fruit

Student Blogs

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