Grouping Challenge

Before critique

Final Product

For this project we picked one word that described an aspect of our personalities and had to depict that word without actually using it anywhere in the poster. Can you guess my word? April, a fellow class member, peer reviewed my design and was able to guess that my word was "organized". Her suggestion for improving the coherency of my design was to make the red color more consistent throughout to form connections between the images, especially in the puzzle and checklist graphic. To do this, I changed another puzzle piece to a red that was in the same color scheme, while changing the other two pieces to a gray color to reinforce the text and binder hole colors. The checklist was given a more prominent red glow and was given the "sepia" effect to match the duller color scheme of everything else.

This poster was made in PowerPoint, and the images were drawn or taken from ClipArt. I made the background of my image a calendar by using the chart tool, drawing a red box on top, adding the text, and making three circles to look like hole punches. To me, a calendar symbolizes organization, as do all of the boxes which are included. The clock and checklist are also symbols for organization. The puzzle is showing how I like everything to fit together. The bottom image was created using five triangles. The proportions are constrained between them, but each is smaller than the one it is inside of. The triangles are organized in descending order by their size, the only difference between them. Because of the dark colored red of one puzzle piece and the color of "Prioritize" being different from all other font, these are the two elements of the poster that are given higher priority. These are given more emphasis to create meaning. If differing tasks or elements are prioritized so they can fit together, organization can be achieved.

Both sets of type (the days of the week and text in the lower left corner) are organized in a line with equal spacing between each word. Each word is center aligned to their respective calendar square to show consistency in keeping with typical calendar format. The black/grey and red colors are used throughout. The font is kept consistent as well. The actual text are all words that involve organization. Overall, the coherency in colors, equal spacing,  and the boxed design all lead to the common theme of organization.