Poster for an Exhibition
The purpose of this project was to create a poster announcing the exhibition on “The Face in Art and Science.” This exhibit will discuss the importance of the face to human beings from science and art perspectives. In social science, faces tell us about heritage. In contrast, in neurological sciences, we know that a unique region of the brain is devoted solely to face recognition. The face is the primary signal transmitter of human emotion. In art, the interest in the face has introduced an entire genre called portraiture. It was enjoyable working on this project using the focus of classic art as the focal point with a hint of DNA coding in the background to represent the human science aspect of the face.
I created three designs that I thought would work with the poster project. The first design consisted of a mix of actual photographs of people along with artistically done portraits. I framed them on the poster’s top and bottom so they look at the viewer as they peek from the frame. The neutral color scheme for these posters was to match other painted portraits.
The second design takes a different turn. I wanted to make a more scientific approach to the poster. I thought placing a blue overlay on the photos and having them pop from the fluorescent yellow background was fascinating. However, I didn’t use this design very much as it didn’t communicate my scientific intentions.
The last version of design three is just a final form of the text layout, which is to match the left set art portrait, looking at the viewer. I love how this poster design subtly mentions the human science aspect of the face with the painted portrait, with his gaze facing the viewer attracting the human-like connection.
