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RedRigmaJacket

12 Oct 2005, 02:36 PM

I was hoping that some of you art kids may be able to help me out here...

my masters' program puts on readings a few times a semester, and we always put out posters to announce who and where. this semester, however, a new girl has taken over this task and did a VERY poor job. i mean, it looks just awful. she uses clipart from like '97.

so i think i'm going to go over her head and start making them, but i'm looking for some images to jump off the poster - one to make someone stop and read...

any of you woxians have any ideas or images that i could possibly use? think literary and think fun. think shocking and think literary. think literary and whatever.

once i find an image i'm going to figure out the layout and do it up RRJ style...

thanks in advance.

The Sheck

12 Oct 2005, 02:38 PM

How about Rafe and a goat?

Doesn't have to be photoshopped either...

;)

PunkMunky

12 Oct 2005, 02:44 PM

Don't know if you'd be interested, but Stanford has a big site on Dime Novels that includes cover images:
Link (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/home.html)
Thought it might have some interesting ideas -- or even things for photoshopping.

PunkMunky

12 Oct 2005, 02:46 PM

And here's a site that collects old Magician posters -- again, could be used to produce a cool retro look:
Link (http://www.magicgallery.com/name_lindex.htm)

RedRigmaJacket

12 Oct 2005, 02:47 PM

yeah - i like the retro, gritty look of those...

PunkMunky

12 Oct 2005, 02:48 PM

And here's a site that collects the cover images from old Pulp Novels -- once you get past the fact that it's in French and the host has irritating pop-up ads, it's pretty cool:
Link (http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/pulps__magazines_americains.htm)

RedRigmaJacket

12 Oct 2005, 02:50 PM

And here's a site that collects the cover images from old Pulp Novels -- once you get past the fact that it's in French and the host has irritating pop-up ads, it's pretty cool:
Link (http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/pulps__magazines_americains.htm)

nice...i'm going to see if anyone wants to supply any of their own art for this (eighty seems interested), but these are great backups. thanks, dude. i bookmarked it.

PunkMunky

12 Oct 2005, 02:54 PM

Last one I've got:
Frost linked this to the boards ages ago -- The Fantastic In Art and Fiction from Cornell University:
Link (http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/index.php)

RedRigmaJacket

12 Oct 2005, 02:59 PM

i like this one...that site is a gold mine!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/RedRigmaJacket/elephant.jpg

eighty

12 Oct 2005, 10:10 PM

nice...i'm going to see if anyone wants to supply any of their own art for this (eighty seems interested), but these are great backups. thanks, dude. i bookmarked it.
I am, I've got a lot of things wrapping up right now so I should be able to get to it soon....

calle

03 Nov 2005, 02:28 PM

Some of these might end up as good posters... With a bit of editing of course to make hi-res versions that look good.
http://poetry.rotten.com/testicle/index.html

RedRigmaJacket

08 Nov 2005, 12:58 PM

Here is the first draft...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/RedRigmaJacket/woxyMFA2.jpg

wasylycia

08 Nov 2005, 04:15 PM

i like it!

my only suggestion would be to maybe switch up the text a little. namely the text at the bottom of the poster by switching the font maybe? it seems like it needs a little differentiating to really make the title on top pop out.

that's my two cents

mizary

08 Nov 2005, 04:49 PM

That's pretty sweet. I like it!

You cal also check out this site for some inspiration...

http://www.gigposters.com/

--mizary

RedRigmaJacket

08 Nov 2005, 10:27 PM

i like it!

my only suggestion would be to maybe switch up the text a little. namely the text at the bottom of the poster by switching the font maybe? it seems like it needs a little differentiating to really make the title on top pop out.

that's my two cents

good eye! thanks.

redmeg8

08 Nov 2005, 10:58 PM

Last one I've got:
Frost linked this to the boards ages ago -- The Fantastic In Art and Fiction from Cornell University:
Link (http://fantastic.library.cornell.edu/index.php) WOW. This is the best site EVER. I LOVE this shit! Thanks!

redmeg8

08 Nov 2005, 10:59 PM

Oh, and about your poster:
I love it. Perhaps you could WRAP the test around the belly and arm to make it jive with the elephant better and pop out less.

Just a thought. :)

siamesePiXie

17 Nov 2005, 09:42 AM

Hey! My husband and I do screenprinted posters for a decent price if you're in to that. We are out of Louisville. Just a little thing that we have been doing out of our garage mainly for bands for some extra pocket change. Take a look at our website if you are interested. www.audiophileink.com (http://www.audiophileink.com)

:D

RedRigmaJacket

17 Nov 2005, 11:15 AM

Hey! My husband and I do screenprinted posters for a decent price if you're in to that. We are out of Louisville. Just a little thing that we have been doing out of our garage mainly for bands for some extra pocket change. Take a look at our website if you are interested. www.audiophileink.com (http://www.audiophileink.com)

:D

cool and thanks for the heads up! unfortunately i can't pay for a poster for these readings, and that's why i'm goofing around with them...good luck with your business...