A group of students and faculty from RISD's architecture department run a group called Desine-Lab, which works with local groups around the globe on projects that are a mixture of social justice, entrepreneurial, and community building missions. Their recent project actually brought them closer to Providence-- a community development plan for next door city neighbor Central Falls. I became involved in creating a poster announcing their summer build academy, in which they had invited Colombian students to help out Central Falls' council. I collaborated with another first year RISD student, who drew the raw illustrations. I complied and altered them digitally to make several drafts.
These were my first two drafts. The top's color blocks are inspired by the Colombian flag (Central Falls is one of the largest concentrations of Colombian-born citizens living in the city, which is why Desine Lab invited Colombian students to help in city planning). The bottom draft is simply based on a summer-y theme with city skylines.
My collaborator and I however decided to take a route more personalized towards the city itself. She drew one street in the city and I created a small illustration for it. The flag colors make a return, although more muted.
We then played around with hierarchy of information and trying to find a balance between text and interesting designs. Ultimately, the Desine Lab team chose the poster on the left. This was our first dive into poster design, and I feel more and more comfortable with drafting digitally/quickly. I wasn't able to join in the efforts myself, but the team had a great summer and have gotten a lot of great work done!
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