Professor D
Jason Snider
My poster design is based upon what I hope to do after graduation - go to graduate school for my doctorate in Hispanic Studies, hopefully at the University of Kentucky. The most challenging aspect of this project was deciding how to interpret this goal in a visual manner. To do this I started to think about what Spanish truly was, especially when related to graduate school. Don Quijote (or Quixote to the English major) quickly came to mind. This landmark text is represented in the poster very subtly in the background - it’s the barely visible text. This also highlights the textual nature of a doctorate in Hispanic Studies as it is a degree primarily based on literature. The second visual representation of Spanish is the outline of Central and South America, also in the background. I prefer to study Latin America over Spain, thus I chose to include the map as a cultural and geographic representation of what I hope to study.
The textual component of the poster best represents what I prefer in graphic design - simplicity. I chose to make the poster somewhat of an advertisement for the program I wish to enter. Helvetica was my first font choice as it is a “tried and true,” simple, clean font choice. In choosing to add text in different directions and sizes I create visual layers which draw the viewer in on multiple levels; at base it creates visual interest. The background choice also came about along with the font choice - Helvetica tends to look best on a plain background. Given this, I chose to use a dark grey background with a slight gradient. This, combined with the bright color choice for the text, makes the textual components “pop” off the page, it makes the viewer want to know more; it attracts attention.
As a whole, my poster represents clean, simple design - it’s the visual representation of my goal to obtain my doctorate in Hispanic Studies.
Jason Snider
My poster design is based upon what I hope to do after graduation - go to graduate school for my doctorate in Hispanic Studies, hopefully at the University of Kentucky. The most challenging aspect of this project was deciding how to interpret this goal in a visual manner. To do this I started to think about what Spanish truly was, especially when related to graduate school. Don Quijote (or Quixote to the English major) quickly came to mind. This landmark text is represented in the poster very subtly in the background - it’s the barely visible text. This also highlights the textual nature of a doctorate in Hispanic Studies as it is a degree primarily based on literature. The second visual representation of Spanish is the outline of Central and South America, also in the background. I prefer to study Latin America over Spain, thus I chose to include the map as a cultural and geographic representation of what I hope to study.
The textual component of the poster best represents what I prefer in graphic design - simplicity. I chose to make the poster somewhat of an advertisement for the program I wish to enter. Helvetica was my first font choice as it is a “tried and true,” simple, clean font choice. In choosing to add text in different directions and sizes I create visual layers which draw the viewer in on multiple levels; at base it creates visual interest. The background choice also came about along with the font choice - Helvetica tends to look best on a plain background. Given this, I chose to use a dark grey background with a slight gradient. This, combined with the bright color choice for the text, makes the textual components “pop” off the page, it makes the viewer want to know more; it attracts attention.
As a whole, my poster represents clean, simple design - it’s the visual representation of my goal to obtain my doctorate in Hispanic Studies.