Paper Sample Posters

Prompted to create a three-piece series by utilizing a singular paper line, I took advantage of the wide selection that Neenah Astrobrights offer to produce a diverse set of posters. In an attempt to highlight Neenah’s eco-friendly beliefs, I created the posters for an environmental design conference that was to be held at the Roger Williams Botanical Center.

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While ideating for this project, I devised the plan to design a multi-dimensional poster in two senses of the word. The first being a more abstract sense, alluding to both the history of design and the essence of nature while promoting a single event. I would accomplish this by framing landscapes in the format of a Pantone Color Chip, composing each with a flat, monochromatic art style. This would also allow for the piece to have dimension as the flat art would layer paper much like a contour map, contributing to the more literal meaning of the word by adding an actual third dimension to the piece.

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Focusing on a different environment for each poster, I sketched three landscapes and translated them into illustrator using the pen tool. Refining the designs, I developed each layer so that the negative space would reveal the positive space of the layer below it. Finalizing these compositions, I implemented the monochromatic palettes in each design, coloring each layer to create the illusion of depth. From here, I printed the individual colors on the Astrobright papers and altered each to achieve the truest color possible. I completed the process by spray-mounting each layer from background to foreground, finishing with the event information at the bottom of the poster.

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This process led to the final iteration of the Neenah Astrobright Paper Sample Poster Series. Living as a triad of print pieces, these works showcase the vibrant quality of the papers, their versatility, and the eco-friendly beliefs of Neenah through the advertising of an environmental design conference.

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