Presentation on Gig Poster Design with the intention for High School students to design their own Gig Poster for a band/song-writer of their choice.

1. GIG POSTER DESIGN

8. HISTORY OF GIG POSTERS
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=kNYQScvrDY0

9. Gig Poster
Traits
•Focus on type
•Simplistic imagery
•Detailed
backgrounds
•Textures

10. ARTIST CORNER:
Jay Ryan
the bird machine bio
the bird machine, inc., is a screen print
poster workshop, owned and run by Jay
Ryan, which is located very close to
chicago.
Jay graduated from painting from the
University of Illinois
Jay learned to screenprint beginning in
1995, working under steve walters at
screwball press. jay printed posters for
his own band (dianogah), his friends'
bands, and the clubs they played at.
slowly, work from other clubs and other
bands came in.
http://www.thebirdmachine.com/bi

11.  in 1999, Jay
started the bird
machine print shop
in the basement of
his apartment
building, and soon
hired Mat Daly to
help with the
printing
responsibilities.

12.  in 2002, the bird machine moved to
proper commercial space in
Chicago's rRvenswood
neighborhood, during which time the
national poster community really
took off,
 as reflected by jay's constant travel,
showing posters and talking to
students around the country. during
this time, the crew of people working
around the shop included diana
sudyka, nick butcher, dan grzeca,
kevin duneman, nadine nakanishi, sue
demel, alana bailey, jack ryan, and, of
course, mat daly.

in 2007, the bird machine moved a
final time, to a small building in
Skokie, a near-north suburb
bordering Chicago, where the print
shop runs now.

14. When making a poster for a band do you listen to the music and try and create
something that matches the sound?
"i try to react to the music in some way - either depicting what i think a song is about (either literally or
figuratively), or i take some element of a record cover and make something else with it. sometimes the
link between the poster and the band is not obvious. there are times when making a poster is basically
the act of being a big fan of the band - it's a way to take part in the show on a personal level, as a fan."

17. MEDIA
 Use an interesting mix of media in your design:
• Photo
 Scan old ones
 Take your own
 No borrowed images
• Painting-watercolor, acrylic etc.
• Pen & Ink illustration
• Fabric & Thread
• Textured papers
• Illustration created in Illustrator
• Magazine clippings
• Newspaper
• Download patterns, textures, brushes, &
vector packs
jill ricci

18. FOCUS ON: TYPOGRAPHY
 Must download new fonts
 Must follow a text tutorial of your choice

19. STUDENT ARTWORK

20. ELIZABETH SYVONGSA

21. SARAH STRAUSS

23. BEKAH POLLARD

24. CASSIE HARPER

25. ALEX FERNANDEZ

26. YOUR PROCESS:
 Create a short ppt: (for tomorrow) 5 slides of possible band
ideas. Each slide should show a separate band you might choose to design
for and all the old CD covers or gig posters previously designed for that
band. For each band idea—name their music genre & list a few ideas of
imagery & imagery you would use
 Brainstorm: make a list of ideas for your band poster, words that describe the
vibe/look/feel of this band, (what is it’s essence?) inspirations, colors, resources etc.
List of 5 things (min) on each slide
 Will present this tomorrow
 Research/ppt presentation (due at crit):
 write a short summary on basic vibe & genre of music this would be
classified as (1 paragraph)
 Briefly explain your history/discovery of this band & why it interests you
 add pictures of CD covers and any previously designed posters for this
band
 Include your brainstorming/inspiration list on one slide
 Thumbnails (10image & 10 type)- s20pts
 Roughs (5)- 30pts
 Final- create on photoshop & illustrator

27. EXAMPLE
Sara Bareilles
Buoyed by the springy, Motown-ish single --songwriter/pianist --- clear,
expressive (and hardly little) voice that glides effortlessly from alto
to soprano, ----Bareilles conveys vulnerability and wisdom in lyrics
that speak honestly about relationships from a woman's point of
view.--- Her piano-playing and songwriting veer from Billy Joel
bounce to Fiona Apple angst, but it's all held together by a
commanding sense of melody, and a lovely, pristine production.
Clear
Pristine
Vunerable
Lively yet heartfelt
Mixed media
Folk-soft pop-indie-
coffeeshop vibe
Spunky-sassy attitude
Feminine
Gravity song imagery
Couch
antiques

30. POSTER DESIGN TUTORIAL
 http://vimeo.com/13897659