Created in Adobe Illustrator 9.0
Second assignment: Japanese poster
Trace two very complicated Japanese designs (photocopied from some Japanese design books probably) and then combine them into a piece of artwork resembling Japanese artwork such as a silk painting or wall scroll.
- The border was inspired by Japanese wall scrolls
- The color scheme was also inspired by various wall posters
- The square designs were inspired by very regal looking quilt work
- The fan and bamboo are obvious oriental elements
The final result is kind of a silly image if you can actually read Japanese. A beautiful poster with a bloody red word "CHICKEN" smack dab in the middle is quite ironic. The intended pun is a Chinese food dish "bamboo chicken".
I hereby dedicate this piece to Iron Chef Chinese ,Chen Kenichi!
First assigment: Inspirational quote
Create an poster from an inspirational quote. Visuals and typeface should support the essence of the message.
General Patton was quoted here as he delivered a pep talk to his boys before an engagement. Hence, i used military imagery. As some may recall from the "Patton" movie with George C. Scott, the pep talk was delivered in front of a large American flag so I included a flag as part of the background.
Eyeflow should bring the viewer upwards into the quote. Colors are dark at the bottom and increasingly become brighter towards the top. Muted explosions in the sky provide additional brightness. The tanks and planes also reinforce an upward movement as they are pointed upwards.
The font is reminicent of the sprayed on letters on supply boxes that said "ammo" or "supplies". A simple drop shadow helps seperate the light colored words from the sky and pushes the text off the page towards the viewer. The in class critique recommended I not use all CAPS in my quote and make the quote more dominant on the page. I felt eyeflow and color made the text stand out without crowding the visual elements.
One failed aspect was the fact that the large "WWII" above the image of the General (photo found on the net somewhere) became too washed in the print. It's barely visible in the original Illustrator document. I should have figured it would wash out in the print version.
