Saturday, July 9, 2011

Sequential Imagery


Here is my design for our Sequential Imagery project. I used a slight blue gradient as blue is sort of the "official" color of Autism. I originally had the lower photos as silhouettes as well, however, I decided against it as it did not "pop" nor did it properly help progress the story of the images along. I also used one of the icons of autism, the blue puzzle piece, and just gave it a slight drop shadow to help it stand out.

As for the message, I want people to realize that having autism doesn't just affect the person who has it. The entire family needs to learn new ways of helping the person with autism out and helping them learn. In addition to this, EVERYONE needs to be cognizant of the challenges that autistic people face. At the very least, people need to know what autism actually is, what it is not, and also understand that there are MANY different types of autism.

While relating a lot of my projects in this course to autism, as it gave me something I know a lot about and something I have a passion about, it made me realize that this is a GREAT way for me to help get the word out about Autism. I plan to keep using the skills I have learned and making more artwork that helps spread the word.

3 comments:

  1. Patrick, you did a really great job with your sequential imagery. i like that you used silhouettes for the first two images, somehow I think it fits the subject of autism. I also like the colors you used. The sepia images, and the light blue background,with the red type blend well. Bringing the message of autism and how it effects the family is important. Hopefully, the cause and ways to avoid it will come to light soon as autism is a heartbreaking condition to have to contend with.

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  2. Very nice. Your images are super crisp and clear. The font and it’s color read great against the blue background. I think you did an excellent job putting the sequence together - technically and graphically. It tells the story well. My kids are in their early twenties and when they were growing up we never really heard much about autism, now we hear much more like your poster pointed out.

    I hope you’re able to continue spreading the word about autism through your design work.
    Great job : )

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  3. This is a very good poster. It is a subject that i am close to. One small point: the puzzle piece would make a great logo but it would need some title or other info to go with it otherwise its a distraction,

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