Week 3 and 4 - Response 1 - Designs and Completed work for Project 1

This is the poster for my cosplay campaign. I originally didn't have the slogan "Express don't Repress" on the poster, but after reviewing what a poster does versus what a billboard and what an online banner does, I decided to include it. All three mediums do the same thing, except a poster shows more information so I decided to include the slogan, what cosplay is, and a small tidbit of what people think of cosplayers as well as a message to all cosplayers.

This is my billboard. I originally didn't have the website on it, but after much deliberation, added the website last minute since billboards are advertised so that the general public can see it. The website link basically provides anyone who sees the billboard a place where they can learn more information about cosplay. Since billboards are much more straight and to the point, I cut the silhouettes of the body sizes down to 3 and only have the slogan on it.

This is my online banner. A banner provides more insight then a billboard, but less information then a poster so I decided to include both the slogan on the bottom and what cosplay is at the top. There is not website link because usually, online banners are clickable which redirects you to the website.

As you can see, all of my designs are relatively similar and almost the same with minor changes. I wanted the designs to be related to each other, as if being advertised by one company or person since other people's designs seemed radically different from each medium. The one thing that helped me connect other people's designs were their logos, but without those, I would not have been able to tell and would probably have viewed them as advertisements for the same issue, but by different people or companies. I also want to note that the website on the billboard is real and is actually about a book that discusses cosplay and how it is an expression for a lot of people.