Poster Party R1

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Fall 2025 / University of Cincinnati / Typography 1 (Section 1)

Poster Party Round 1 is an introductory project for first semester students that establishes core skills in visual research, typographic reasoning and iterative development. Each student begins by selecting a seventies arthouse film from a provided list. They gather visual references and assemble them into a totem pole style composition. This totem functions as the project’s initial sketch, and students are asked to use each row as a directional cue, allowing the structure of the swipe to actively guide their own design decisions. Stills from the chosen film may also be used in this first round to anchor their references.

Building from the totem, students develop title wordmark sketches that translate the visual character of their references into original letterforms. Using the supplied billing block, they then create poster layouts that demonstrate clear hierarchy through deliberate choices in scale, position, weight, tracking, kerning and leading. All final work for this stage must be presented strictly in black and white, with no grey, emphasizing clarity, contrast and composition.

The project results in a minimum of six concepts and at least twenty four iterations. Collectively, these outcomes document the students’ early engagement with form, typography and structured experimentation, establishing a foundation for their continued practice.

Student:
Aaron Ziegler

Student:
Aleene Rinehart

Student:
Alex Watters

Student:
Anisha Reddipalli

Student:
Ashe Meek

Student:
Bettie Moeckel

Student:
Ella Tesnar

Student:
Elle Bryant

Student:
Jackson LeCount

Student:
Macy Givan

Student:
Maggie Blom

Student:
Maya Miklowski

Student:
Melissa Schlub

Student:
Ray Stouder

Student:
Reed McClelland

Student:
Sophia Levesque

Student:
Sophia Schulte

Student:
Sophia Stouffer

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