event posters – AdLib

“Design is creativity with strategy.”

Brittani S. Potts — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:03:51 +0000

Students at Temple see thousands of advertisements on campus each day. Some are hung on bulletin boards; others are passed out on Liacouras Walk. But the ads and event posters hanging in the Louis J. Esposito Dining Center and the Valaida S. Walker Food Court in the Student Center—are made by me and the rest of the marketing team at Sodexo! Sodexo is in charge of all dining services here at…

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Sporting Event Posters

Maia R. Wilkes — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:55:47 +0000

From an advertising standpoint, sports are always walking a fine line. They attract a large and diverse audience–one that may only have that sport in common, like with the Olympics. They are usually highly traditional, with a complex web of social cues to navigate; how does one begin to advertise for a polo game? Most of all I think that sports advertising has to be incredibly emotional.

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Happy Holidays!

Maia R. Wilkes — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:14:03 +0000

Its that time of year again folks–that festive part of the year when people will take any excuse to throw a party involving ugly sweaters or the phrase “potluck”. At this time of year more than any other I think its easy to get lost in the design shuffle; all the colors and themes are the same and it often feels like everyone has had every possible holiday idea at least twice. On the other hand…

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Photography vs. Illustration

Maia R. Wilkes — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:13:19 +0000

Although both have their place in posters, sometimes it can be a tough call which to use. The size of the poster/flyer and its placement are factors, and so is the kind of event you are promoting. College party promoters usually use pictures of women; they appeal to a very wide audience and easily catch your eye. We’ve all seen the flyers for different sponsored and themed parties like Ride Dat…

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Eye-catching vs. Eyesore

Maia R. Wilkes — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:27:47 +0000

Sometimes less is more, especially in posters. They have to be interesting, quickly catch the eye of anyone walking past them intent on beating the rush to Starbucks or whatever, but at the same time the person glancing at them has be able to quickly read whatever information is there. Even if there’s a lot of information to cover, it shouldn’t all be jammed together so you can’t read it…

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Interview with David D’Andrea

Maia R. Wilkes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:37:05 +0000

Juxtapoz sat down with poster artists David D’Andrea a couple of years ago for their (then upcoming) Fog Rising event in San Francisco. For such a short interview, it really has a lot of insight about D’Andrea’s design process and the relation of visual art to aural art. I recognize D’Andrea’s poster for Queens of the Stone Age, (they may be terrible but its still a sick poster).

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Post(er)-Impressionist Art

Maia R. Wilkes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:35:17 +0000

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec was a French artist in Europe during the late 1900’s Post Impressionist period. He, along with other painters like Cézanne and Van Gogh, are known as some of the greatest fine artists of that time period–Lautrec can still be most easily reccognized by the posters he did for the Moulin Rouge. […]

Event Posters: Tips & Inspiration

Maia R. Wilkes — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:33:58 +0000

Posters are a boundary-crossing type of design. Since the invention of the lithographic press in the 1800’s they’ve been the art of music and theater; today they’re used to let you know about everything from films to societal protest. To be effective, posters have to do several things effectively: they have to catch your eye and tell you all the important important information quickly.

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