Poster design

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Posters that were never printed

Lesson 10 of 10 in Poster design.

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A vast amount of poster design now exists only as an image of a poster, made to be seen on a screen. It is how a great many designers practise, and it teaches some parts of the job well while leaving others out entirely.

the streetnobody choseto lookthe pressbought onpurposethe screencarriedeverywherethe shelfdecided insecondsthe first one reaches the most people and is credited leasta sign painter has a bigger audience than most galleries
Where design actually reaches people: the street, the press, the screen and the shelf.
An ink drawing of a designer standing between a laptop showing a poster and the same poster printed and pinned on the far wall, comparing the two.
The same poster on a laptop and pinned up across the room.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Made for nobody, usually for a portfolio or a challenge.”

    • Dwell time
    • Reduction
    • Flush left
    • Spec poster
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Making one a day. A real way to improve and a real way to produce noise.”

    • Bleed
    • Dwell time
    • Reduction
    • Daily practice
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “A body of work with no constraints in it, so it proves little.”

    • Type over image
    • Portfolio inflation
    • ISO A series
    • The unprinted test
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