Poster Monday: Ciudad con Personaje (City With Character)

Poster Monday: Ciudad con Personaje (City With Character)

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Poster Monday: Ciudad con Personaje (City With Character)

For this Poster Monday spot we have a poster designed by Taber Calderon. He was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and studied in New York City where live and work as a graphic designer and design educator at the collegiate level. Taber won a few poster competitions in the school district and have been making posters ever since. “On a personal level it allows for my graphics to shout louder than my voice ever will. Posters are special because they are to designers what canvases are to painters. Posters are not art, they are a creative science built to sell or promote. I try to give porters artistic flare and qualities. When the viewer finds artistic value, then they live past communication and this aspect is very satisfying. On a commercial level it feels special to visualize a practical and common idea in an unexpected way” says Taber.

The poster “Ciudad con Personaje” (City With Character) was design for the contest for Madrid Grafica ’18. Ciudad Persona claims the city as a space for all. A place where everyone lives and where everyone can fit in, addressing the idea of ​​the city as a place conducive to coexistence and the significance of human values, as an essential factor for social organization and an optimal space for life in common. The concept addresses the theme of the project in two ways – Copy and image. The copy is a play on words (in spanish) ciudad persona becomes Ciudad con Personaje (City With Character). This simple addition of word and letters allow the visual to be plainly understood. The collage ties into the copy by making a distinctive face out of discarded material which gives it original character. It addresses acceptance, individuality and differences as well as awareness of cities being human and how environmentally responsible we should be. Cities are not just roads and buildings – they are human. They are full of character and clean (or not) because of the population that inhabits them.

If you would like to submit a poster to be featured on Poster Monday find all the info you need to participate in our submissions page.

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Poster Monday: Democracy Lost

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Poster Monday: Democracy Lost

Olga Severina was born in Kharkov, Ukraine, and our third Poster Monday spot of December with her poster “Democracy Lost”. Olga is a graduate with a Ph.D. in Visual Arts from the Kharkov State Academy of Arts and Design. She began her professional career in a high-ranking design studio in Moscow, Russia. Later she refocused her artistic efforts to an area of book and magazine designs and became an art director for the publishing house Personalities in Kiev.

Currently, Olga is a graphic designer and an exhibition curator residing in Los Angeles CA. She has always been a very active participant in the international design community and was involved with the International Eco-Poster Exhibition The 4th Block (Kharkov, Ukraine). Olga is one of the members of the Organizing Committee, served as a selection committee member for the international graphic design exhibition Golden Bee (Russia) and put together a variety of environmental exhibits in cities across the United States. Some of these projects are – *Rebranding The Russian Avant-garde (2014, USA), Eco Art: Graphic Design for Change (2013, USA), Eco-Deology: Cause and Effect (2012, USA) and AIGA (Re) Design Awards 2011 (USA).

The poster Democracy Lost was inspired by recent unrest in Catalonia, Spain, where people were not allowed to vote in the referendum, thus undermining the whole fabric of democracy. “I hope that my poster will remind people that democracy is based on the differences of opinions and only through dialog people can come to an understanding. It is designed to remind us, that every voice is deserved to be heard, even the one you might disagree with, for tomorrow your voice might be the one being tuned out” says Olga.

Visit Olga’s personal behance account to find  more about her work. If you would like to see your work featured on our site visit our submissions page and send your work.

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Exhibition: Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition

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Exhibition: Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition

Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition
An exciting exhibition featuring some of the world’s top poster designers is taking place later this fall at the Colorado State University. The 20th edition of the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition is a collection of posters from a talented group of artists that were carefully selected for this unique show. Organized first in 1979 by the Department of Art and Art History’s graphic design department, the exhibition provides outstanding examples of contemporary design and brings it to an American audience.

Exhibition Schedule:
22nd Sept. 2017 – 3rd Nov. 2017

Organizers:
The Department of Art and Art History is in CSU’s College of Liberal Arts.

If you would like to learn more about this exhibition take a look at their website.

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Eclipse incoming!

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Eclipse incoming!

Imagine combining the knowledge of an astronomer, with the skills of a graphic designer? Most exactly said, an artist, named Tyler Nordgren, has created a series of beautiful posters set in the United States, each one of them with their own unique characteristics regarding the state and moments living the eclipse that will take place this August 27th.

Check more of these awesome project here.

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Poster Monday: A Lie Or Truth

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Poster Monday: A Lie Or Truth

The first poster Monday of 2016 belongs to Mary Anne Pennington and her poster entitled  A Lie Or Truth, created for the International Poster Biennale Bielsko-Biala 2015. The theme for the design was to encourage thought regarding the general notion of truth, its cognitive and ethical aspects, and its popular understanding. Her focus was on the concept of telling “A Lie Or Truth” and the consequences of those two, hoping that in the end the light of the truth will “stand tall”.

Mary Anne was born in Kansas, United States in 1973. She is a graphic designer, focusing on social awareness. She is recognized internationally for her poster designs. Her work has been exhibited in over sixty locations worldwide including France, Beirut, Lebanon, Iran, Poland, Italy, Korea and the United Kingdom. Mary Anne has always been a curious individual and feels it is essential to never stop questioning. Social issues are very important to her and she utilizes her time to promote awareness on these issues that ultimately affect us all, including poverty, equality and education.

About her design, Mary Anne says: “I feel this is a strong message for our current society, with so much information out there. How do we know what is true and what is a lie? Will we use our own minds, research, and choose the right path to truth? Will we listen to the media, and gossip, and be pulled under with lies?”.

If you would like to learn more from Mary Anne and her work visit her site.

Remember that if you would like to see your work featured on Poster Monday visit our submissions page and send us your work.

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Poster Monday: The Curse of Rigoletto

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Poster Monday: The Curse of Rigoletto

The second Poster Monday spot of the day belongs to William Haney, a graphic designer from New Jersey, United States for his poster The Curse of Rigoletto. This poster captures the mood of the tragic opera, both its characters and self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Curse of Rigoletto was created for the performance of Verdi’s’ opera Rigoletto by the Midatlantic Opera Company. The poster’s theme is built around a curse inflicted by Count Monterone’s on the tragic and insidious hunchback jester named Rigoletto. The imagery of the poster depicts the final scene, showing Rigoletto’s mistakenly slain daughter, Gilda, who was killed by an assassin. “I believe the contrast between the ugly, deformed body of Rigoletto and the beautiful, delicate figure of Gilda creates powerful visual tension” says William.

William Haney is a Professor teaching digital design and Illustration at Seton Hall University, South Orange N.J. He was born in Elizabeth N.J., and his parents enrolled him in various artistic training programs at a very young age.  William holds an M.FA. from University of Georgia and has been a Professor for 30 years in institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pennsylvania, and The College of New Jersey.

Remember, if you would like to see your work featured on Poster Monday visit our submissions page and send us your work.

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