The Poster

 

After playing around with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, I came up with this poster. The task was to create a poster based on a memory. I based my poster more on a feeling, a feeling that visits me once in a while. Using my own words I created a title and added some text. The title reads, 'YOU SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO LOSE WHAT YOU HAVE IF YOU WANNA START OVER...' The title acts as a statement, the aim is to get the reader to think, maybe even consider his/her options in life. I wanted it to be relatable, most people experience similar feelings and knowing that someone out there understands those feelings could be somewhat relieving.

The figure on the bottom right is me, I used Photoshop to cut around the image and eliminate the background, I replaced it with an amazing photograph of an alleyway I found on Google but I couldn't quite find the reference of the image yet, (it is not my own). I think I could have done better with cutting around the image, I tried to make it as accurate as possible but you can still see a little bit of the white outline left from the previous background. However, the white outline could also be seen as a light shining through the figure within the darkness of the alleyway, although she seems alone and in deep thought, the light could symbolise a sense of enlightenment, finding oneself. So she is shining from inside out. Maybe she is one of the few that actually goes through with the idea of starting over... 

The light disappears as your eye follows the path down the alleyway, portraying a sense of loss. Just like by starting anew you could potentially lose everything, in the image, we lose light. I used white text in order to make it easier to read as a darker colour would have blended into the background.