Back to the drawing board – emotion

Week 5

After having our interim, I was really impressed by other's work in the class, and less so with the work I was presenting. It was still flat, and didn't resonate any emotional response. So I went back to the drawing board, aiming to create a more emotional poster that really pops and catches the eye. From what I saw in our interim, the best way to do that was to use photography and faces. The best posters I saw were also very simple, and had a very clear message.

In my research, I found a couple posters that were quite emotive to me:

The first image features many versions of a man who can only be described as douchbag looking, he's the type of guy you do not want as your boss. He looks annoying and sleazy and there's many multiples of him. What a nightmare. The other poster, on the right, really stood out to me as I was scrolling through Pinterest. I'm not usually into collage, but this stood out to me because of the typography and the emotion of the figure – she looks pissed off. In fact, the two posters look pretty apt together...

One of my very earlier experiments with using a central figure, trying to create a fake magazine
Playing with the same figure and hiding the woman inside
Tried multiple variations of real life collage, using magazine photos, newspaper and digital type

I also tried a version playing with lego mini-figures as they're a pretty recognizable identifier and their color makes them pop, and I thought it could be a great way to illustrate the idea that there's a sea of Johns, with hardly any individuality or differing perspectives. I wasn't as happy with the outcome however, it doesn't illicit the emotional response I'm really going for, but definitely does catch the eye – a worthwhile exploration.