HEADS UP!
- The poster and the postcards must be produced in InDesign.
DOWNLOADS
- This is a text file containing descriptions of the 8 streams in the festival.
- The Writers Festival Logo
- Sponsor Logos UPDATED Sept. 11: This is a starting point for the sponsor logos. You need to make them match the ones on their site. I'd suggest a few of you work on them and share. It's up to you.
- The typewriter image. Please do not re-use this outside of this project.
HYPERLINKS
SLOGANS:
Ottawa's Festival of Ideas since 1997.
Imagination Is a Renewable Resource
COMPETITIVE FORCES
The Tulip Festival is putting on a competing event. Check it out so your concept does not conflict.
Writers Festival
Project Highlights
- This project is worth 20% of your final grade.
- Concepts are due week two.
- You will design a poster and postcards for the Writers Festival.
The Specifics
The Festival has a great informational Web site. Please refer to it for background information. It wouldn't hurt to Google a bit too. The Festival has 8 different streams featuring different subject areas. We will design a postcard for each area. These postcards will be displayed together at many locations in the Ottawa area.
The essential elements on the poster are:
- Logo
- Web Site Address
- Phone Number
- Both slogans: "Ottawa's Festival of Ideas since 1997" & "Imagination is a Renewable Resource"
- Sponsors
We Couldn't Have Done It Without You!
These are the sponsors who need to appear on the poster and on the backs of all the postcards:
The Specifications
You will design a poster for the Writers Festival. These are the specs:
- Dimensions: 11" X 17"
- Bleeds: 4 sides
- Colours: 4 colour process, one sided.
- Paper: specified by client (white - recycyled)
- 1000-2000 posters will be produced
Post Cards
The festival will be promoted with a series of postcards. There's one postcard per stream. See the stream descriptions for each postcard's theme.
The postcards specs are:
- Up to four colour process over one colour
- Length: 140-235 mm
- Width: 90-120 mm
- Thickness: at least 0.18 mm
- Weight: Up to 50 g