{"id":326,"date":"2018-11-28T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/elizabethlin\/?p=326"},"modified":"2018-11-28T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:35:53","slug":"2-fronts-of-poster-design-1915-1925-history-book-spread-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/elizabethlin\/2018\/11\/28\/2-fronts-of-poster-design-1915-1925-history-book-spread-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Fronts of Poster Design (1915-1925) (History Book Spread Orange)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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History Book Spread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For this history book spread, I was assigned to create a comparative spread for the time period 1915-1925 on the subject of “design\/type”. Thus, I decided to create a spread comparing the traditional pictorial approach that the UK and the UK continued to use versus the Constructivist style that the Russians used in their posters.<\/p>\n

While both styles were drastically different, they did have one thing in common. Both design styles were used as a call for action: the Russians and their revolution against Communism, and the UK\/US and their demand for support in World War 1. By using the shouting figure on the left side of the spread, I have emulated this call for action and created movement in relation to the intense events that happened during this time period.<\/p>\n

One of the major decisions I made was the use of papercraft to create the spread. Since Russian Constructivist posters used bold colours and shapes, I decided to use construction paper for the entire spread to keep in sync with the style. However, since the UK\/US’ pictorial approach mainly used drawing mediums such as watercolour, I decided to draw the images for the UK\/US side with pencil crayon to keep with that style while adding a border around each image so that it could fit with the construction paper approach.<\/p>\n

The use of the shouting figure in Constructivism was one of the most popular motifs and so I used this image to represent Constructivism. I used Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam to represent the UK\/US as they are also popular and important figures in their poster designs. In terms of colour, I only used red, black, and white for Constructivism just as the Constructivists did. For the Western powers, I used the colours of red, blue, and white- both the colours of the US and the UK. In addition, I wanted to contrast the difference between the two sides so by using the red vs blue concept I have created more emphasis on the idea of opposing sides. This is also present in the black and white borders around the differing sides.<\/p>\n

Overall, I think I did a good job with this spread. I had a lot of fun with making this spread (such as cutting out every letter and shape) and by only using papercraft, I have kept consistent throughout the spread. I am especially pleased with the use of the figure and connecting it to the borders. I would have liked to add more motifs around the text but at the same time, I also think that that would have made the spread too busy when the poster design back then only used a few important figures\/motifs. I give myself a 9\/10 for this spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For this history book spread, I was assigned to create a comparative spread for the time period 1915-1925 on the subject of “design\/type”. Thus, I decided to create a spread comparing the traditional pictorial approach that the UK and the UK continued to use versus the Constructivist style that the Russians used in their posters. … <\/p>\n

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