HND MEDIA Poster / DVD Cover Design Ideas & Development
Organize and Prepare Information for Design
What do we need to know before bringing the design process? Title? Social Media links? Subtitles? QR Bar code? Genre? Key Images? Dates / Times? Logos? Location? Size / Shape of Materials? Participants? What else?!? Sponsors? Special? Contact Info? Costs? Quantities?
What Makes a Successful Poster? Thoughts …. What Makes an Unsuccessful Poster? Thoughts ….
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly ….
Step one in the Design Process … Finding Visual Inspiration & Influences One your blog, create a page or a space for Design Research Find 12 examples of posters that are visually captivating. Look for a range of examples which demonstrate a creative use of text, images, composition, layout, colour, etc. Post each example image a give a brief written analysis explaining the strength of the design, why it is effective overall, and what elements you may want to use in your own designs. ** You’ll do this same process for DVD covers as well.
Step 2 … Basic hand-drawn sketch of you initial design … **scan/post on blog with a basic explanation of the design