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Typographic Hierarchy Poster

Poster Design, Typography, InDesign, Illustrator

I explored the importance of hierarchy in communication design with this project, finishing off my exploration with poster delineating information on a contemporary roots concert.

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Duration Fall; 2 weeks
Medium 2 page sperad; video animation
Tools InDesign, Illustrator




Hierarchy Exercises

Before designing the poster, I went back to the basics of understanding hierarchy by manipulating only one element a couple times to gain a sense of what created the best hierarchy. Below, I played with lineweight of the typeface, linespacing, and indent space.

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Poster Design

I began playing with shapes next, drawing random, squiggly lines around the text that I had laid out.

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I continued my exploration amongst similar designs before coming to my conclusion that I felt best portrayed the feelings of folk music in my color palette and best displayed hiearchy of the information I needed to give in a poster.





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