After not showing off any work for a while, I am now trying to walk
the walk. This is my poster submission for the Speak
Up poster design contest. It’s probably too late to start a submission of
your own, but you could be very fast, so give it a try.
Check out the larger
image of my poster design.
“I Hate The Term ‘Creative’”
I wanted to make the illustration fun yet appropriate for the quote I chose.
The spot colors I chose help reflect a youthful and vibrant tone of the message.
I translated the quote basically into, “it’s not rocket science, folks!”
If you have any questions as to my intent, let me know. Please tell me what
you think about it, good, bad, or indifferent.
Oh, and if you do like it vote at Speak
Up (to commence in a couple of days I’m guessing) or vote for another you
do like. Speak Up and Speak Graphically.
Honestly to me it does look like gibberish, that’s also because I never went further than Geometry. I started going back to college recently (after a two year hiatus), in that time I forgot just basic math, which I’m having to take over.
I’d recommend to anyone that doesn’t feel confident about basic math to take a refresher course. I have a whole new respect for Math, both because I’m older and just have a greater appreciation for education.
If the poster wins, great. However, if for some reason it doesn’t I’d suggest making it into a poster, I’d get one, that’s for sure. Or, at the very least release a high-res Creative Commons licensed version for print.
I have a strong dislike for math, but for some reason I am good at it. Curse I guess. But it is cool when you can actually apply all that gibberish, which doesn’t happen all to often.
I might sign and release the PDF version. Good suggestion. Under a Creative Commons license, of course.
Very cool Michael. I love the scribbles next to the beaker and the head splitting open to reveal creative thoughts, imagination, etc.
The quote is good as well. Overall, it looks great!
Thanks kartooner.
It’s funny you mention the scribbles; I think that is my favorite part of the piece. Some might wonder, “is that scribbled diagram just a bunch of BS?” Well, not to the best of my knowledge. Recalling the variables that I used in Advanced Physics, the concept is Propulsion I think, they would be correct, if albeit simplified.