Music Festival / Concert Poster

Due:
One week

Problem:
Create a poster for a concert or music festival (for a particular performer, group, or series of performers).


Part 1: Graphic

Create a graphic (WITHOUT words) that visually conveys a feeling of the style of music that will be played: country, pop, punk, hardcore, hip hop, jazz, blues, folk, soft rock, classical, etc.

• Select a real performer(s). Consider how the music makes you feel.
• Thinking abstractly, express the mood of the music style (The art may be abstract, but it MUST be expressive.).
• For this part of the assignment, you may start by working in any material you wish, including color pencil, paint, digital, etc.
• When ready to scan, scan at 300 ppi.
• This is to be done without photographs. Do not take any images from the internet.

Part 2: Expressive Typography

Incorporate expressive text and type treatment to convey a mood/feeling for the music/performance. Arrange the type elements into the artwork from Part 1.

• Create a name for your music festival
• Include the name of the festival, where it will be held, the city, the time, and other details.
• Include the name(s) of the performer(s).
• Your choices for the typefaces and arrangement should enhance the feeling of the style of music.
• In arranging the typographic elements, consider the principles of good graphic design, such as contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity.

Format:

• Save the document as “concert yourlastname.”
• If working in Photoshop, the image should be at least letter-size at 300 ppi.
• If working in Illustrator, the image should be at least letter-size (8.5 x 11”).

​Grading Criteria:

• Design
• Expressiveness 
• Technical Quality -- Craftsmanship
• Ambition/Originality/Creativity
• (Essay -- will inform the grading of the above)

​These are the tools we use to measure your success:

• Creativity Rubric
• General Art Rubric
• Studio Habits of Mind Rubric
• Writing Rubric