Vintage poster

The final project for Computer Graphic is to design a catalog. My desired catalog is a travel package catalog. Idea doesn't drop from the sky. So I did my research again to gain inspiration. And I'm attracted to a piece of artwork which is:

Stephen Wright (2012). Visit Palestine [Poster]. Retrieved from http://www.dontflygo.com/2012/05/10/16-vintage-travel-posters-from-asia/

It's a kind of vintage poster of a travel destination. I'm attracted by the vintage style which is simple yet interesting. The overall form of it is asymmetrical balance. The tree creates a focus and emphasis. Complementary colours are used which is blue and orange. Besides, the artist also uses different tones and shades to create a form for the objects such as the tree. Wright uses dark blue to indicate the shading and light blue for texture. It creates a 3D form yet not complicated.

Futhermore, the details at the back is not ignored as well. For the city buildings, the artist uses dark and light tone to show the shadows and highlights. As we can see, the mosque building is standing out from the background because of its colour used. The artist has successfully differentiate the mosque from other buildings by contrasting their size and colour.

I'm amazed and inspired by the this artwork and I've decided to give it a try. For my catalog, I've decided to focus on America's travel destination. After my research on the web, I've done 4 pieces of similar style of artworks to be included in my catalog.

My title of the catalog will be "See the USA". So I've chosen several destinations which are NYC, Hawaii, Miami and Phoenix. I will be doing my catalog in card form. And every each of them will be the front page of the cards. It's inspired and it's a fresh try for me. Inspiration is really important for a designer. I'm working hard on my catalog and I hope the outcome will be satisfying!