Thursday, 11 November 2010

No news - message & interpretation self -evaluation

Do you think statement/fact was communicated?

I clearly communicated a simple shocking statistic.


Is the message communicated in a clear and focused way?


Yes

What could be developed further

The image could be refined

Have the posters been kept simple and to the point?

Yes

Has the restriction of two colours plus been met?

Yes

Why are the two colours plus stock approriate/inapproriate?

I think the colours are appropriate as the red, white and blue represents the UK.  Also the colours are bright and eye catching.  The red font draws your eye to the under 18's fact which is the underlying shock statistic linked to the 11.4 pints a second. 

Do the posters work well as a set? Yes as a series.

I wanted to draw the viewer in initially with the bright coloured pop art image which hopfully then raises a question about the straw in the pint glass.  This then leads the viewer to an easily understood volume of 11.4 pints but then raises the question again, of 11.4 pints a second?  I think the seriousness of the message was communicated by using the Arial font as opposed to using a softer, pop art font

It is clearly evident which is image, type and image and type.

Conclusion

The initial fact I picked from the article was under 18's are drinking the equivalent of 6.9 million pints a week.  The fact which I finally used (which is directly proportional) of 11.4 pints a second is much easier to visualise and relate to.  And no less shocking! From this perspective the communication of the statistic is succesful as it is both visually engaging and easy to understand.

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