Advertising
Material - University of Toronto Chinese Christian Fellowship
(2005)
To advertise the Coffeehouse event at UTCCF, posters,
leaflets and bookmarks were to be designed. Limited
by an access to technology, it was difficult to achieve
a good quality production with colour.
The
solution bypassed this problem by using only the colours
black, grey and white. This added pressure onto the
design work, as it relied more so on the graphics to
attract attention to the poster.
Contrasting
techniques were used to make the poster attractive.
Small squares which differentiated against the white
background were used to make the title more interesting.
The rest of the poster took on a minimalist style, with
little text and other images. This approach was used
in hope that it will stand out from amongst the other
posters on the billboards, which all used a rather busy
and active design.
A
coherent design was used for the leaflet and bookmark
as well. The leaflet was made in the style of an invitation,
welcoming people to the Coffeehouse event. The bookmark
was intended to be a souvenir for visitors to the coffeehouse,
and so was made to advertise the fellowship itself.
The shape of the bookmark was a problem as the title
of the Coffeehouse function could not fit onto such
a thin form. This problem was solved by introducing
a grey background onto the bookmark, effectively dividing
it into two separate sides, making it easier to work
with and creating a clear division between the graphic
and the text.
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