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Concert Poster Design Instructions

Rubric

Submit poster description information here.

Due Date 2/21/12  20 points will be deducted for any poster turned after this date.

Learning Targets:

I can use typography to create mood and tone in a movie poster design.

I can use Design CRAP  to create an effective concert poster design.

I can create a concert poster in the Uncle Charlie pop art style using Illustrator tools.

Student Examples

Professional Examples

Procedure:

  1. Mini-lesson: Placing, Tracing, and Live Painting in Illustrator with Mrs. Wehrman

Design a concert poster you must include the following elements:

Create a concert poster for your favorite band (or a made up band) in the style of Uncle Charlie.

  • Your poster must include the following information (you can look up this information and base your poster on an actual tour date, or you may use your own creativity):
  • Name of the band and the name of the tour
  • Name of opening act
  • Name and address of venue
  • Date of concert
  • Your poster must include the following graphic detail:
    • Typography that is easy to read and sets the mood and tone of the concert/band and is in the style of Uncle Charlie.
    • Typography colors that compliment each other (on opposite sides of the color wheel). Go to Kuler to see a color wheel.
    • Graphic  is “friendly” with the typographic style.
    • Filters, Tracing and Painting that change the original look of the graphic.
  • Poster Specifications:
    • Poster is created in Illustrator, graphic may be filtered or resized in Photoshop and Placed in Illustrator
    • Size is 8.5 X 11
    • May be vertical or horizontal
    • Text and graphics are simple and fill the space
    • See grading rubric on next page
    • You may wish to review the Illustrator mini lessons that you did last week.