OUGD101 - Now New Is Good News - Message & Interpretation - Final 3 High Impact Posters

For my 'Type' poster I decided to use the 'Spiking causes extreme decreased memory in most cases' with the horizontal message of 'sex crime'. I think this is simple and effective and the colours I have used of white stock, with grey and red type tie in well with the message as it is a serious one so I didn't want it to be too playful or colourful, just a simple statement with the word 'sex crime' being emphasised. I chose to set the statement on an angle and to the top of the poster to create a more visually appealing look.

For my 'Type and Image' poster. I decided to use the hazard symbol made of ring stains from a drink, with the question ''Are you sure about drinking that?'' embedded within in it, and then the words ''Your unattended drink is a target for spikers'' I chose this composition as it positions the logo in the centre creating a focal point, showing its importance as the first thing that drags you to the poster, and then the type below it with the words 'target spikers' emphasised, still clearly important.

For my 'Image' poster I chose the row of bottles with one being lifted with the hazard symbol as its ring stain. That particular bottle contains little spects of grey to subteley symbolise the date rape drug within the bottle. This is again to make people aware of the dangers of not keeping an eye on your drink.

I think my posters work well together as a series as they all represent the close relations between drink spiking and sex crime. I have kept to the same colour and also type within each poster and I think they are memorable pieces of work.

OUGD101 - No News Is Good News - Message & Interpretation - Part 2

I had to produce designs for a set of three high impact posters that deliver a personal identified message derived from my research into part one of this brief. The three posters had to work as a set or series and be visually consistent. The first must be produced solely using type, the second solely with image, and the third a combination of both type and image. I was also restricted to the use of two colours plus stock.

Here is some of my development work.

I liked this idea of being able to unpick a message from a sentence as it is clearly shown. This makes the Fact more interesting and people would rather read this than just another boring fact. It also makes you think about the clever message afterwards. Simple. Effective.

I wanted to focus on the fact that picking up your drinks after leaving it unattended could put you at risk because it may have been spiked with the date rape drug.

I wanted to make people more aware of this and by asking the question ''Are you sure about drinking that?'' so they will rethink the situation that they could end up in.

I recreated this biochemical hazard symbol with ring marks from drinks to represent picking up a drink that could have been unattended and spiked unknowingly.

So as to make the person reconsider drinking it.