Swiss-Style Poster Set
Software Used
Adobe Illustrator
Date Created
April 2018
This was an assignment for my Vector Graphics class in my second semester of the D3 program at BCIT.
The goal was to create two “Swiss style” posters using supplied text. A Swiss style poster is a poster that is focused on the design rather than the content, they catch the eyes of passers by using colours and shapes that make them unique. Each of the two posters were created using a different font type, one with a serif font and one with a sans-serif font.
The topic and all text were provided by the instructor but all design choices were left up to us. The specific requirements of the assignment were to create two completely separate posters containing all of the provided text but with two different styles, using Illustrator tools such as paragraph and character styles and using grids for the layout.
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate excellent typography and design skills.
Sans-Serif
Serif
Typography
The two posters were created each with a different font style. The blue sans-serif poster used Montserrat and the red serif poster uses Josefin Slab. Throughout each poster the same font is used in different weights and sizes to create a visual hierarchy in the content.
Creating Graphics
The graphics of the posters were created in Illustrator using resources such as the pen tool and pathfinder tools. The red poster is the more graphic heavy of the two, the crown and the violin background are examples of the graphics created in this project.
Modular Grid
A main requirement of this project was the creating and adhering to a modular grid to create a layout structure of each poster.
