Primary Research For primary research I watched the film to give me an idea of what I wanted the feel of my poster be and to what photos I want to take. I also walked around the college looking for locations that would be suitable for taking the photo for my poster. I took photosContinue reading “Movie Poster Research”
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Target Audience
Demographics Demographics are the characteristics of the target audiences and includes age, gender, occupation, location, race, religion and employment status. Psychographics Psychographics describes someones psychological traits. Examples include a persons values, interests, personality, attitudes, opinions and lifestyles. Socioeconomic The Socioeconomic scale is a measure of someones work experience, and it is as follows: 1. UpperContinue reading “Target Audience”
Typeface Poster Research
For this task we were asked to create a poster on our given typeface, and I was given Helvetica. First I researched different fonts and typefaces to get an idea of what certain fonts would be used for, whether they are used for titles, body text, or big text on posters. I also distinguished theContinue reading “Typeface Poster Research”
Job research
Photography https://www.indeed.co.uk/jobs?q=Photography&start=10&vjk=d8e5d757cf2326da Full Time Studio Photographer: Pay – £15,000 – £17,000 a year Requirements – Driving License and a Car Experience – no prior experience needed as all training is provided Skills – Photography and using photoshop Need to like working with kids, easy-going personality, an interest in photography, a flexible approach to a changingContinue reading “Job research”
Deconstruction
Saul Bass – The Shining (Directed by Stanley Kubrick) – 1980 The colour of this poster is most likely the first thing you will notice, as the bright yellow background catches your eye and draws in your attention. The poster is very simple, it only has two colours (yellow and black) but the detail andContinue reading “Deconstruction”
Paula Scher
Paula Scher was born on the 6th October 1948, in Washington D.C. She is an American Graphic Designer, Painter, Author and Educator. She joined the company Pentagram in 1991 where she became the first female principal. The company was created by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange, and Mervyn Kerlansky. It is locatedContinue reading “Paula Scher”
Saul Bass
Saul Bass was an American Graphic Designer born on the 8th May 1920 in The Bronx, New York, and died on the 25th April 1996 (age 75) in LA, California. He is an Academy Award-Winning filmmaker, and is most famous for his designs of film posters, motion picture title sequences and corporate logos. Bass hadContinue reading “Saul Bass”
Helvetica
Helvetica is one of the most popular and widely-used typefaces of today. It is a sans serif typeface created in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger (with involvement from Eduard Hoffmann) and released by the company Linotype. Miedinger aimed to create a neutral, clear typeface that could be used on a wide range of signage. Helvetica was plannedContinue reading “Helvetica”
Eliot Porter
Eliot Porter was born on the 6th December 1901 in Winnetka, Illinois, and he died on the 2nd November 1990 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was an american photographer who primarily focused on colourful images of nature. He has many infamous pieces of artwork including Maple Leaves and Pine Needles, 1956 and more. ExamplesContinue reading “Eliot Porter”
Exposure
Aperture Aperture is the space in a lens where light passes through to the camera. You can change the size of the aperture to allow more or less light in to the photo. Aperture has multiple effects for your camera, brightness being one of the main and most important ones. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiykKC538vdAhUPtRoKHeZeCzYQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmynomadiclens.com%2Findex.php%2F2017%2F08%2F05%2Fwhat-is-aperture%2F&psig=AOvVaw0oVDHo5wXQU1UaAfi81ruE&ust=1537607231731604 Depth of Field TheContinue reading “Exposure”