Residence Hall Sustainable Poster – 18×24

For this project, you will be designing an 18″ x 24″ sustainability tip poster for a sustainable topic of your choice. These posters are for the Western Sustainability Department. They will be used to help educate students in the residence hall on how they can live a more Earth-friendly, greener lifestyle.

Remember what makes a great infographic poster

  • Small chunks of information
  • Mostly graphics, few words
  • One emphasized header and or fact
  • Branded with a consistent, contemporary, illustration style
  • Consistent background design
  • Consistent branding
  • Use only as much type as needed. More art/ images are better
  • Focus on one concept with your infographic slide
  • Only use 1–2 typefaces
  • Create a color scheme with 3–5 colors
  • Deliver your facts in a small chunks
  • Use a contemporary design and illustration style

Grading checklist

  • Design one sustainability tip poster
  • You will choose the subject of your tip. Make sure it’s something you can integrate into your life today.
  • Use the 18″ x 24″ poster template (download below)
  • Software: Use Illustrator, draw in vector, CMYK, 300 ppi
  • Complete your research and cite the sources for your facts
    (use http://www.citationmachine.net/ – MLA, you don’t need the address)
  • Brand your poster with Western’s brand guidelines (see below)
  • Complete your reflection questions. Write a few sentences for each area below:
    • The 3 most important things you learned from this project
    • The 3 most challenging aspects of this project
    • How has your view of your poster’s topic changed?

Poster Template – Adobe Illustrator

res_hall_sustain_poster_template_18x24.ai.zipDownload

You’ll use Western brand guidelines on your poster

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