Poster Designs - A Visual Vocabulary

Josalyn Dehncke, Graphic Design, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2021

Jack Peck, Graphic Design, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2021

Jack Peck, Graphic Design, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2021

Masue Kamara, Graphic Design, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2021

Sydney Haseleu, Graphic Design, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2021

Karli Young, Univ. Minn. Duluth, Fall 2022

Students from the University of Minnesota Duluth were asked to create poster designs that promoted a documentary series, exhibition, organization, or a music application. The creation of visual and suitable imagery would be of their own choosing and be based on their own research and sketching process. Students would be developing their own visual vocabulary for the poster designs. All manner of imagery including the use of symbols, shapes, colors, and abstraction were investigated as potential solutions. A single literal, illustrative, and/or photographic representation was allowed. If a student was using a single simple image they were encouraged to develop a series of posters that worked well together and made semantic sense. All visual solutions for the poster designs should evoke the energy and resonance of their subject matter.