Studio brief 2: Evaluation

For Studio brief 2 I was able to create an outcome based on an event I had actually been to and on a topic I am really interested in. I think my final outcome works well to represent the protest and my research into politics and colour theory helped to create it. Creating a poster using traditional methods was more work intensive than I thought it would be but it was good to expand my knowledge of printing processes and produce a piece of work that wasn't just digital. The placement of the poster into context on a placard works really well and is a good idea for an extra touch. The presentation is excelled because of it and the poster looks better when placed onto it. The use of colour is also good, the bright red is aggressive, eye catching and bold, and so perfect for a political themed print.

The main thing I could improve on in my own opinion was to print straight onto the board instead of just on paper and then adhering it. Another route I could've explored was to print over Trump or May, in particular pictures of their faces or any pro Trump/ May headlines. This would've made the overall appearance far more interesting and the print would've made a bolder statement. A peer asked if my print was celebratory - something that actually made me think. I celebrate the idea of the protest as it was the community coming together and standing up to fascism, something which I think is important. However I don't think my print is celebratory enough on reflection - the only aspect that I feel celebrates it is the addition of the coordinates for the town hall and the date of the protest, although these are very small. I could've made the print more celebratory upon reflection, or even included the stand up to racism logo, the organisation who organised the protest.