BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Marsh Library is located just beside St. Patrick Cathedral in Dublin. It is a truly magical and mysterious place. As a visitor, you can sense the three hundred years old history hidden in books, walls and dark oak wood that was used to build the library. The atmosphere resembles the mood of the place described by Umberto Eco in his book called The Name of the Rose.

After visiting the library I was given a project to design a poster for the Dublin Science Conference in 2012.

The Universe is floating in space, inviting viewers to an exhibition in Marsh Library. The whole poster was designed and manipulated in Photoshop where I tried different colour combinations.

Marvels of Science final version

Marvels of Science monochromatic

Marvels of Science working version

SPACE TRAVEL POSTER

The Cold War period was the time of a geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The forty years of the competition between powers were also a great inspiration for a space travel.

The futuristic poster I designed has elements of 1950s styling. The characteristics of the typeface were often used on American advertising posters and illustrations. It is also the time when American society was moulded into mass consumers through the industrial design. The style equals function.

Travelling in space is possible! Three rockets are leaving the planet Mars heading towards the planet Earth. The Moon is in between them. To emphasise The Cold War period and the clashes between the East and the West on the top part of the poster, I used the Russian language, which translates to Aeromars. Go beyond the frames of the obvious.

Space travel poster based on 1960s style. Cold War period. — Monochromatic version

Author: Aleksandra Walkowska

Category: graphic design

MARVELS OF SCIENCE POSTER

BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

COLD WAR POSTER

SPACE TRAVEL POSTER

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