FINAL POSTERS

 

I created these posters to promote political/philosophical opinions which I hold. They are quite controversial opinions which it has taken me a while to come round to holding, but through education from other socialists and activists, as well as my own research, they are the opinions I currently hold. The posters are purposefully confrontational to provoke the viewer into questioning what they believe and to potentially change their opinions through research. 

Poster 1. This is a collage I made a few years ago when doing a study on a famous council estate in Sheffield, Park Hill. I was really pleased with the way it turned out as it represented the architecture and overall feel of the estate. I decided to reuse it in poster format as it was relevant to the project. The slogan ‘housing is a human right’ is supported by the UN’s human rights statement as well as many homelessness charities. It is well understood amongst sociologists and psychologists that housing is fundamental to the wellbeing of a person. I reckon this is the least controversial of all the posters. Although it uses red, it still strays from the traditional leftist aesthetic which Autonomous are trying to avoid by adding in contemporary type and geometric forms.

Poster 2. This poster features an image of a council estate which has been edited in Photoshop using gradient maps to become more of a texture/pattern than a photograph. I really like the colours of it. This poster offers some explanation behind the slogan it features as it is quite a foreign concept to most people. 

Poster 3. Using different typefaces and hierarchy to stress different words in the slogan. The yellow contrasts against the image in the background (of a cooling tower). At the bottom, I have used a typeface which is recognisably informed by the 'Coca-cola' logo - I have chosen coke to represent capitalism and globalisation as they are one of the most recognisable brands of the 20th and 21st centuries, selling their product in almost every country on Earth. They also have a terrible environmental track record as well as many instances of human rights abuse.

Each poster has the interview printed on the back of it. The idea is that the poster will be folded twice, creating a booklet. The viewer will read the interview like a book, from front to back, and can then unfold it to be left with a poster. I created 3 posters because honestly I was really enjoying making them and didn’t want to stop at one. The interview has 3 different backgrounds to compliment which poster it contains.