Fall 2014 – 20 – Photo Poster

Objective: 

I can produce a professional-looking large-scale poster using my own photographs.

 
Link:
  • None
Topics Discussed:

  • Digital Photography
  • Page Layout
  • Principles of Design
Assignment:
Now that you have taken your photos, you will be going through several steps in preparation for creating a poster. Create a new 34″ x 22″ landscape document in InDesign and follow the steps below. A detailed instruction sheet can also be found in in the “20 – Photo Poster” folder in the Student Pickup Folder on StudentsTempFiles.

  1. Fix all your photos in Photoshop. Apply adjustment layers to balance the color, adjust the levels, etc. until you have a photo that you like.
  2. Give your page a large title headline. Call it whatever you like, but don’t use “Captured Moments” like the example on the instruction sheet uses. (That one’s mine.) Place a subheading under your main title headline that reads “Photography by <your name>”. Let me know if you need help remembering your name.
  3. Fit all your pictures on the page in a better way than the provided example. You must group them by subject and give a title to each group.
  4. Remember the principles of C.R.A.P. in all the designing you do. Design is what this is all about, so be creative and think outside the box.
  5. You must show that you understand what to do with this design. It is yours to create. Please do your best to make this poster truly special.
  6. When you are finished, place the InDesign file and all the pictures you used in a folder with your name on it, and turn this folder in to the appropriate drop folder on the server.
  7. Once you have turned in your files, I will print the poster for you in full color, tiled across four 11′ x 17′ pages. You will need to use scissors to trim the edges of the tiled pages, then tape the four pages together (like a puzzle) to produce the completed large scale poster.
  8. The full-size assembled paper poster is due Friday, December 5th, so make sure you give yourself enough time to finish your photography, the poster layout and the printed paper poster assembly (don’t waste time!)
Assigned: November 21st, 2014
Due Date: December 5th, 2014