ALTERED EARTH

Typographic poster series exploring a unified visual system that balances cohesion with individuality to promote an event.

Poster Series - Typography II - Spring 2025

This typographic poster series focuses on the challenge of creating a cohesive visual design system that can unify multiple components while still honoring their differences. The assignment was to design a poster series that effectively communicated meaning by combining type and imagery that engaged and persuaded viewers to attend an event.

RESEARCH

The prompt, Altered Earth: Poetic Perspectives on Planetary Shifts, served as a starting point for my research. From there, I explored the three poets whose work the posters would represent. By studying their voices, styles, contributions, and more I was able to form a foundation for this visual system.

Orchid Tierney has a experimental writing style that is reflective and digressive. Her work navigates environmental struggles and is deeply rooted in material realities. She explores themes of ecology, decay, and waste management.

Hussain Ahmed’s poetry is expressive and deeply musical, honoring memory and grief. In his work, he finds a way to reimagine language to hold the weight of grief and loss. Furthermore, it often grapples with times of war, displacement, and spiritual resilience.

Heid E Erdrich’s poetry is lyrical and often blends storytelling with vivid imagery. Her work explores themes of indigenous identity, ancestry, Obijwe heritage, and cultural resilience. Through her writing, she weaves together personal, historical, and spiritual dimensions into a powerful and poetic voice.