Studio Brief 4 - Mock-Ups | Idea 1

These are the mock-ups for the poster series for Brief 4. Each poster has a different set of words from my experience in level 4. These sayings are "Always Remember Cop", Don't be stressed" and "Keep blogging". Each poster is in a post-modern/type expression format and is mainly inspired by David Carson.

Always Remember cop - Big title being the main feature on the page. Typeface is Helvetica to show both styles together. Post-modern and modernist styles. Typeface is in red to contrast against the black and white in the background. Also red is used to attract and alert it's presence as red is a very demanding colour. Background layout and text is my own take on how i feel towards cop. Having a to do list is always important for every project but i found it difficult to stick to it with cop, so that's the reason for that section of the design. The two paragraphs of text, which say "nooooooo..." over and over is meant to  represent the essay part of cop. Sitting down to do cop, i kept finding excuses to not do the essay, so the saying "nooo" is like my procrastination side telling me not to do it.

Don't be stressed - This poster is about not being over stressed, no necessarily saying don't be stressed as it's not going to make someone instantly become calm. It's meant to be a tip to not take it to seriously, do your work but you don't need to become over stressed about it. When times are bad i want people to look at this poster and think that they should take it so seriously.

The layout is a contradiction off stress. Even though I'm saying don't be stressed the poster is designed to make you a bit stressed. The poster isn't meant to be a cure for stress, it's a bit of fun that i want to communicate in a post-modern style. The title and colour is the same style to the previous layout. However the words are upside down, therefore you have to spend a little longer working out what it says, making you more stressed. The type setting is a representation of me. Trying to tell some one who is extremely stressed to "don't stress, it will be okay" i sometimes feel like shouting. So the 'y' coming off the 'okay' is meant to communicate over stressed mind.

Keep Blogging - Blogging is hard for everyone at the start, a lot for people in level 4 didn't realise how much we needed to blog, so it's quite universal across level4 that keeping up with blogging is a challenge. What i wanted to show in this design, is how important blogging actually is but also showing the students side to blog. So the mix of academics and students comments mixed together.

In a David Carson typesetting, i started of by communicating that blogging is important and to keep on top of it then interrupts a comments, which says "fuck blogging" but has been crossed out to represent a students not wanting to publicly expresses their opinions to their tutors. Then another set of information saying that blogging is good for your development but if you're struggling then don't be afraid to ask for help.