T-shirts
In order to come up with this design for the shirt, there was a lot of brainstorming needed. I looked on Pinterest to find out what other circus staff shirts look like, and I looked to find out what is commonly found in circuses. Things that came up were mirrors like ones found in dressing rooms, dancers, and rings with fire. There were some others, but the ones that I stated were the ones that stuck in my mind. Because I also knew that there were actors who act as tigers in the play, I kept the idea of the ring of fire and incorporated the other small ideas to soon become the logo on the shirt. My Mom helped me envision the design a little bit more, honestly. To finish the thought process off, I also wanted to add playful letters spelling out "Amardo Family Circus", because that's the kind of lettering you find when you visit a 'fun' place like a circus.
So because I did more of a staff shirt instead of a shirt just advertising the play, I didn't try to show too much of the fact that the circus the Amardo family is running isn't actually as good as it seems. When people advertise their own business, they don't purposely try to present what's wrong inside, so I didn't in my shirt. I used black, white and red as the main colours because that was one of the suggested themes from our client. However, I tried to have something of white separating the two red sections from each other so there wasn't big red chunks. I did playful lettering like a circus, and it's in a curve so that there is movement.
To create this shirt, I jumped into Illustrator. That gave me the ability to scan in a photo of the drawing that was made during brainstorming, and make it with the pen tool and paint bucket. I used the text tool, and downloaded free fonts to try out. It took a few tries of different fonts to get the right one, but eventually I found one that I thought fit together well. Many layers were involved, and a photo of a ring of fire was used to help re-create it. The layers allowed me to work on different sections of the logo at different times. There weren't too many other challenges that I faced. The process went quite smoothly.
I am pretty satisfied with my final product. I think it is pretty unique with the mixing of the mirror and lights, the ring of fire, and the ring master in the middle of everything. It's not something you typically see on shirts, so that goal was achieved. I think after looking at it so much, I lose the feelings I get from it and can't tell whether I am really happy with it or not. But I know that I am satisfied, and I didn't do too bad. There are always things I can fix, and if there was a clever idea that came to mind to spruce it up a little, I probably would have used it. That is how I feel about my shirt design altogether.
Poster
For this poster, I wanted a mysterious look. When I found out that there are tigers in the play, I realized I could add in part of a tiger's head. The eyes I coloured red so that the darkness and boldness shows through. The eyes add the mystery I wanted. I wanted to add in a ring, and have a unique font for the name of the play. Of course, the name of the woman who wrote it would be presented, and the prices of tickets along with the dates of the performance. Our client also wanted a quote from the script incorporated, so I made a mental note to add that in as well.
In the poster, you can see the tiger and it's red eyes, a curved line, and red and white font on top of a dark background. Just like I stated before, the red in the tiger's eyes add mystery. The circus in the play is not as happy as it seems on the outside. Inside, the family running it is falling apart like tattered seams. It's dark inside just like the uninviting eyes. The red title connects to that too and I think it helps form unity with the eyes. The font is curvy and playful in a way, but also stiff and creepy. The curved line adds movement and brings to mind a ring like a ring of fire that the tiger jumps through. The white lettering brings in contrast to get the viewers of the poster to look.
To put this together, I used both Photoshop and Illustrator. First, on Photoshop I got the background. Then I found a photo of a tiger head outline and traced it, editing the colour of the black and changing the eyes. On Illustrator, I used the Elipse tool to create a hoop which I then dragged onto my Photoshop file to separate the information for viewers from the tiger image. Just using the Text tool, I added all the other information like who is presenting the play, the writer of the play, the prices for tickets, and the dates of the play. I made the quote a different font from the others because I wanted it to stand out. It's at the bottom to leave everyone thinking. I can say that while creating this poster, I didn't run into any real problems. It went pretty smoothly.
I personally feel proud of my work. I think that it met most of the needs, and is attractive. However, I also understand that someone who looks at this won't know automatically that the play is about a circus. I know that it is pretty important for the people of the school to know basic information about the play and my poster doesn't give too much of that. I learned that I could add in a few more small details relating to Tattered Seams, which could also make my poster a little bit less plain.
That's all, and thanks for reading this long post!
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