During the first round of critique it was suggested that instead of having this be a one spread piece and having to create a back cover, I should maybe turn this piece into a poster. I do like the idea since I think I have other strong pieces in my portfolio that are spreads, but I'm not certain on where to start. I really like the layout and I know I will have to change a lot around. I'm having a hard time seeing this piece from another point of view so any suggestions would help!
Amanda, I really love this! The shapes and colors scream Andy Warhol, and the layout is very interesting. I personally would prefer if you kept it as a spread and just created a simple back cover, maybe with some more of those overlapping triangles. If you do decide to go the poster route, you could try making it a series of posters instead of just one. Something that would be displayed together like this: http://kylegette.com/images/epa_2.jpg where each poster could have a few facts about Andy Warhol, breaking it up into list form instead of the paragraphs in the spread. Either way you do it, I think this will turn out great.
ReplyDeleteI like siobhan's idea of making a series of posters, i can see those series of poster becoming an advertising campaign maybe for an event that features andy warhol. When i first saw this i had some trouble starting where to read first? so giving a starting point would be good.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, this is such a strong visual piece that with a few tweaks, and a back cover, it would take a strong position in your portfolio. I would suggest you think about creating a stronger emphasis on page 2 where you want us to start reading... there is so much going on that the reader could easily get confused (as Chris pointed out). And then... there is a need for a back cover. But... because of the large amount of content contained on pages 2 and 3, the back cover could easily be content-light - with large imagery instead. Consider making it a continuation of the cover design... so there would be shared elements and positioning between the 2. Really - that won't be much work for you, so I encourage you to continue with this format rather than taking a huge step backwards to think about these 3 pages as separate posters. Make sure to get someone else to read the text... it's difficult for me to do this on screen. Nice project!!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda I absolutely love this piece this definitely reads Andy Warhol. Since the front cover and spread are equally interesting I think you can go both ways. I think you can just use the spread or create a simple back cover and include the front cover, it's totally up to you. This project looks close to being complete no matter which way you go! Great project!
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