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Demystifying Graphic Design: How Posters Work
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About Demystifying Graphic Design: How Posters Work
Introduction
Assignment
Tell a Story
Activate the Diagonal
Simplify
Overlap
Focus the Eye
Assault the Surface
Visiting Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Creating a Poster
Final Thoughts
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What You Will Learn?
- Join museum curator Ellen Lupton for a one-hour class exploring how posters work! You'll go inside New York City's Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, explore the six moves that make modern graphic design so compelling, and create a film poster of your own — a surprising and powerful homage to a cinematic masterpiece..
- This course is inspired by Cooper Hewitt's 2015 book and exhibition How Posters Work, presenting works from the museum's astonishing collection of over 4,000 historic and contemporary posters. Every lesson is filled with inventive and authentic pieces from this astonishing collection, from Polish film posters to political propaganda. Ellen shows you how to tell a story, excite the eye, and use visual language to create emotional, effective design. Plus, Ellen shares her own poster design process in a hands-on design lesson. Explore the museum's collection at www.cooperhewitt.org..
- This class is perfect for graphic designers, illustrators, and enthusiasts alike. All you need is a passion for design, a curious eye, and love for a visual story..
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- This class is presented in collaboration with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum..