The object for this assignment was using Quark we had to create a concert poster in order to practice both the program and creating something that would be bare essential information while still being informative.
This was a challenge by its self because you had to be able to decipher what people need to know at a glance and where to go to get more information.
For my assignment I choose the band Aerosmith. Being a fan of the band I knew I had to create something that was classic rock looking and edgy while still being modern since they are the longest producing rack band of their era.
My first objective was to find a workable picture of the band and knew because of their normally wild dress I could base the color scheme off of that. The font also had to reflect the band so I used many different ones. Rosewood showed off their old fashioned American rock vibe, while the lower poster used Harrington to play off of their flashy hippy personas and seems to match the purple and cyan backdrop.
Quark was relatively easy to learn, especially having seen it used before while working for the Hawk’s Herald. However, I found the way the layers interacted to be a bit of a pain because the only way to move them around seemed to be to recreate them in the right order.
I am very proud of the way the poster came out because I feel that in properly advertises the band and stays true to their attitude both on and off the stage. These last to assignments I found to be very rewarding because I love working with visual media and music is a strong passion of mine.
However, if I had more time I would take the bands photo back into photoshop and try to clean the white background off of them a little more. They have a strange outline and there are a few random pixels that the magic eraser missed.
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