Bold & Fearless Poster Design with
James Victore
PROJECT BRIEF: LITTER
The Rules
Vertical format (portrait)
6” x 9”
300 dpi
jpeg
No computer made work
will be accepted.
2-dimensional works
only. No models or 3-D or
performance pieces.
Do not sign your work.
Use any technique
necessary, drawing, collage,
etc (except the computer,
of course).
submit work to:
poster@creativelive.com
for live crit submit by:
Jan 13th, 2015 at 9am PST*
*after this date, upload your
work to the student gallery:
http://cr8.lv/jvposterdesign
The new mayor of New York City is your brother-in-law. You have his full
confidence. With his trust and a good budget, he has tasked you with
the assignment of raising the awareness of ‘Litter’ in New York City with
a poster campaign. Eventually you will create an entire suite or series of
posters under the guise of ‘Litter’ but first, he (‘he’ being me) wants to
see one.
Words are allowed, but just remember, this is a poster assignment—
SHOW ME, don’t tell me.
Spend your time thinking. Don’t waste time creating beautifully crafted
works, the idea should be beautiful and to the point.
This is not an illustration course, it’s a thinking course. Form an opinion,
be specific. There are no correct solutions, there’s only your solution.
We are working in a rare atmosphere, leave the ‘professional’ concerns
behind. This is a course on poster design, and in any commercial poster
it’s likely that there would be a title, text, a logo etc.— let’s assume that
will be added after approval.
We’re starting with the very first steps of having an idea before we run
amok with details.
Take your work as far as it needs to make a point, if it needs color, add
color.
One answer per student. Sorry, you gotta learn to edit your work.
Remember: All beginnings are hard.
with love, Victore