I spoke to various printing businesses (Kinkos, Kolossos, Dollar Bill) this week, and they charge an upwards of $800 to print the way I initially wanted to, which was 3 40x70 panels mounted on foam core. This is obviously not feasible what-so-ever, so I've decided that mounting them isn't totally necessary. I went to the Dude to see what Groundworks can do, and they can print 36x60 for $75, which is a bit more do-able. The only problem is that they only print on glossy, which doesn't lend itself well to solid color and text. I don't want to completely compromise my designs for printing, so I'm looking at more options. Cheaper options.
For the next week, I'm going to staple down exactly what images, stories, and number of panels I'm going to use. I hoping for Tuesday to have these all essentially layed out, so I can focus on the design and style.
Here is some of what I worked on this week:
I really like the element of the map, and I want to find a way to incorporate it more than just an image. Also, I'm thinking that the 'real' people stories could possibly work on their own panel.
WHAT NEXT:
Figuring out exactly what I'll have for the final product.
Continuing to design and incorporate the map.
Hey Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI think- if the "real" people stories of Motown are not related to the famous people's stories, they should be on a different panel... or they should be separated visually so the viewer knows what they are looking at. Are you making a template where the viewer knows that they are reading a story about a fame/success story from Detroit, and then a tangential story? Do the stories relate to the famous Detroit natives? Lots of questions.
I agree that the incorporation of the map rocks... do more with that! Do you have more maps of Detroit? They're easy to find- or do you want to make it cohesive across all of your panels? If you incorporated the same map, you could start adding in locations of people, etc.
I'm glad you're not making these too huge... like we said it crit- they look stronger at the smaller size. How many panels are you aiming for? That might influence size/orientation of the posters in relation to one another.
Let's keep talking-
Amanda