This week, I focused on my very last assignment for COM 561! As always, my vision with this blog is to provide you with a behind the scenes look at live entertainment. For this assignment, I decided to go full-circle by referencing my first finished product for the class, the Graphic Design/Photoshop module.
While I really like the first poster, I chose to make an alternate version of my Sound and Color poster for several reasons. Even though I have years of Photoshop experience, I like to try new designs. Also, I wanted to make a more modern minimalist poster design that could encompass both resources from my video project and the frenetic energy of live entertainment. I still used the guitar vector from my original project because I love guitars and felt the the guitar element would help tie the two posters together thematically.
The Project Reflection poster is a brand new take on the elements I’ve used throughout the semester. I used photos of the lighting rig at the Gala Showroom, then applied them via clipping masks to the title text layers, the guitars, and the circle elements. I then exported still frames from my video project. I varied the sizing and placement of those images, then applied circular clipping masks. Afterwards, I color graded all of the images by using adjustment layers. Finally, I added white stroke elements for visual interest and design cohesion.
This poster turned out very different from the original! I could see either of these posters serving as a print-style band flyer.
Thank you for following my COM 561 journey!
All images used in this project were my own, except for the guitar, found here:
https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Guitar-vector-silhouette/79842.html
Amy Mirai Dillon 