Posted on 24 October 2012.
Rock the Vote posters were designed by the graphic design poster class to spark conversations about the importance of voting in the upcoming election.
As a part of the curriculum, the class was assigned to create posters for the Rock the Vote organization, which works to build political power for younger generation by getting them involved in the voting process. The collection of posters is displayed in the atrium of the Visual Arts building.
Professor Ivanette Blanco has taught the poster design class at Old Dominion University for two years. ?This was the first time I?ve ever separated them and hung them in a high-traffic area,? Blanco said. She decided to have a reception for the posters for the students to discuss designs and the posters? impact of the presidential election.
The show has many different poster themes geared towards getting the younger generation to vote. Art student Alex Georghiou designed a poster with vintage campaign buttons that make up the Rock the Vote logo. ?Every poster on the wall hits home with a different sort of student,? Georghiou said. The collection encompasses designs for the college students who are into math, humor, statistics or video games.
The posters were designed to have a neutral point of view. Professor Blanco requires each student to come up with 20 neutral designs that encourage people to vote. The class as a whole decided which sketch was the strongest and then that sketch was turned into a poster.
With people taking sides in the presidential campaign, the posters had to refrain from portraying biased information. ?I know that most our society is getting overloaded with Obama this and Romney that, but I hope that our nonpartisan views on voting will make a difference? I hope people can find a poster that they can relate to and are urged to make a difference regardless of their political leanings,? Georghiou said.
Professor Blanco said, ?People respond to posters so differently. If we only hung one up, it would be hard to say one poster would be powerful enough to affect all. However, we had over 20 posters up which I think made [the posters] hard to miss as people walked by.?
The AIGA (Art Institute of Graphic Arts) student group and the Student Art League held a reception for the show on Thursday, Oct. 11 where the students gathered to talk about the artwork and how it will affect the attitudes around voting.
By: Megan Jefferson
Editor in Chief
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