Symmetrical Poster Design

Symmetrical Poster Design

BALANCE

SYMMETRY

The simplest kind of balance. 

When something is the SAME on BOTH SIDES. 

There is a line of symmetry that "reflects" the design. 

These artists use Symmetrical Balance as a major part of their design. 

Barney Ibboson

https://www.barneyibbotson.com/#/flow-windows/

Barney Ibbotson

Designer of Symmetrical "Stained Glass" Windows

Designs base on Educational subjects

https://www.barneyibbotson.com/

Bene Rohlmann

Symmetrical Band Designs

Berlin Illustrator/Designer for bands/restaurants 

Van Orton

Symmetrical Shoes & Accessory designs

https://vanortondesign.com/

lisa McCormick

Symmetrical Travel Designs

Rob Lowe, "SuperMundane" 

https://www.supermundane.com/

Student Examples

Maisy Seaton 12th grade 

Jaycee Maag 10th grade 

Mikayla 12th grade 

Kaydence L. 

Kenzie W. 

James Smith (before color) 12th grade 

CRITERIA-

Must be SYMMETRICAL in all parts (unless using lettering).

All areas filled with symmetrical pattern or color. (no white background). 

Must have a border/frame around design. 

Must follow a theme for the POSTER design:

Location, Band, Song, Class/Subject, Brand, Object theme, Season... 

Start: 

Design one side of paper. Draw light with pencil. Outline. 

Fold with design down. 

Trace using pencil at window or light box. 

Check for missed areas. 

Outline. 

Color symmetrically. 

You can use this idea in future for designs you may need. 

I used it for my wedding invitation. 

Font Collages with Michael Albert

Post Pop Art Collage Artist 

How has consumerism and adverting effected our recognition of simple fonts or images?

Do you know what these are from?...

Why do you know that so well?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by creating art from old trash. 

"You are what you Create!"

If this is true... 

Michael Albert is Creative, Fun, Inventive, Resourceful, Economical, Thoughtful, Thrifty, and Frugal.

He began as an artist drawing on ANYTHING! (including sickness bags on airplanes).

One time, he did not want to throw away his Frosted Flakes box, so he made a cereal collage out of it, using the cardboard backing of a notebook as his gluing surface. 

Let's Find out more... 

Vocabulary-

Collage- an art form that involves arranging and gluing various materials onto a surface to create a new image. The word "collage" comes from the French word coller, which means "to glue".

One of the first collages in history done by

Pablo Picasso in 1912

Mosaic-a type of art that involves creating a picture or design by arranging small pieces of material, called tesserae, on a surface. The pieces are usually made of stone, glass, tile, or shell, and are often set in place with mortar or plaster. 

2000-3000 BC from Mesopotamia

Fonts- In text, a font is a specific style and size of text characters that can be printed or displayed. Fonts can be used in both digital and print text.

Consumer- A person that buys and consumes products from places that sell them. 

OUR PROJECT

CRITERIA-

-Using Pop Culture advertisements, (recognized by CONSUMERs) 

or packaging products, reuse FONTS and images to create a COLLAGE.

-Fill up space of 8 by 12 page. 

-Leave small gaps in between like a MOSAIC. 

-Use at least 10 letters. 

*collect your pieces and keep up with them in your portfolio. 

"No gluing until you know what you are doing." 

Michael Albert

STUDENT ART 

Art 1 Students laying out their designs BEFORE 

They glue. 

Glue Time.. 

Dot Dot, not a lot. 

Stay clean, spines out!