I am really satisfied about my final posters, they all convey a deep, impactful message about P.T.S.D and how the target audience would be impacted by them by their haunting yet eye catching design. If these posters were be printed and displayed, they would be A3 showcased near a hospital or in a hospital, at a bus stops as a bus is a common way people get from A to B, also train stations.
The posters are for the Mental Health Foundation, which is a British charitable organisation that provides information, carries out research, and campaigns to improve services for people affected by mental health problems.
SOLDIER FINAL POSTERS
The first soldier poster features words associated with P.T.S.D floating in the head area conveying a mind battle between the symptoms and the general mind. The words are red which will indicate a warning or danger of the words and the head being white symbolising hope. The is featured as really like the juxtaposition between the serious mood and tone of the poster and the smile which conveys happiness and peace of mind.
The second poster uses fragmented shapes to conveys isolation and poor state of mind, the background is black because it symbolises fear, mystery and death which the soldier is being haunted by.
EYE FINAL POSTERS
These posters were a success because the message is impactful showing imagery of conflict in the eye which creates the focal point of the poster and the blood red increases the engagement and dark tone. I chose different skin colours on both posters to avoid isolation towards any ethnic as anybody can have a mental illness.
WHAT WOULD YOU IMPROVE?
I would take my own images of an eye to experiment with different perspectives to make my posters look more different and interesting and use different people from different religions and backgrounds so even though the target audience is for people that knows someone or family member that has the condition, but also opens to a broad audience at the same time.
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