How might I create a discussion about a U.S. Amendment?
Democracy Plaza: The Twenty-second Amendment
I had the choice of an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to highlight and discuss the cultural and political relevance of it through a series of posters. One of these posters would also be made into a simple animation.
Posters
Animated Poster
Deliverables
Project Description
These initial sketches are for the first poster, which was a design using only text, no imagery. Most of them use “22”, as that was the chosen Amendment, but also the phrase “Pack It Up”, which would later be changed.
Poster 1
Now in the digital draft stage, the sketches had changed to feature simpler typefaces while attempting to maintain meaningful messaging. The third draft design, changing “Pack It Up” to “Your Time’s Up”, would move forward into the final stages of designing.
This is the final design for Poster 1. It flips some of the colors from the initial design, boldens and italicizes the center text, and changes the alignment and size of the Supreme Court justices’ names. The 22nd Amendment is written out in full, and the space is better utilized to fill out the poster while still keeping the emphasis on the important message being presented.
These sketches for the second poster introduce some imagery into the designs. I mostly focused on symbolic imagery that represent age or time, as well as featuring some placeholder human figures in the space.
Poster 2
These drafts for Poster 2 either use the phrase “Term Limits for All”, or in the case of the draft that would end up being developed into the final version, just the 22nd Amendment written out.
This is the final version of Poster 2. It features former U.S. Senator Pat Leahy, who was still in office when this was designed, over the 22nd Amendment with much of the text intentionally blocked out. This version has his size increased and the width of the censor bars decreased for better readability of the blocked text.
This simple animation takes the second poster design, moves the figure and adds the text on one word at a time.
Animation
The sketches for the final poster show an emphasis on a relationship between typography and imagery. The majority of the sketches still use the phrase “Term Limits for All”, though that wouldn’t be used much in the final design.
Poster 3
These drafts show one simpler version with Supreme Court Justice Thomas overlapping a large “22’, and a version emphasizing the age concern for the Supreme Court with IV bags next to the seats on the bench.
This final version of Poster 3 runs with the second draft design, changing the alignment and direction of some of the title text to create some more intriguing design with the words, also now featuring the 22nd Amendment in full, as well as small “Term Limits for All” nameplates.