For my historical artifact, I decided to recreate Cassandre’s poster for the Intransigeant newspaper in Paris. The main thing that intrigued me was the fact that Cassandre is only one letter off from Cassandra which is what made me want to research it in the first place. The other reason was that this poster design style wasn’t necessarily an aesthetic that I loved, but I thought it would be more interesting to look into a topic that I wouldn’t normally choose. Further, I decided to put the poster onto a newspaper vehicle because I had a feeling that it would be the most logical place to find the poster in 1925. I also decided to print some photos of the streets in Paris and put them in black and white for the background of my photograph to make it look like the vehicle was driving around the town. I also added a little poster stand as my museum label to mimic the signs that restaurants or stores put out to advertise the specials.
If I were to mark my project, I would give myself a 7.5/10. I think that my vehicle turned out great, but I feel like the proportions of the background compared to the vehicle, and the vehicle compared to the sign aren’t quite accurate. However, I was proud of the fact that I wasn’t rushing to finish my artifact at the last minute and I managed my time well.
Sources for Artifact
https://www.rennart.co.uk/website.pdfs/CassandrePoster.pdf
https://www.thevintageposter.com/poster-detail/?inv=12063