Interpretive Poster
ART 215 Advanced Typography
Winter 2021
Project Brief
Design a typographic poster interpreting a short narrative about the imaginary. The poster should visually convey aspects of the story, and only aspects from the story. Do not illustrate the imaginary being.
My Story
The Monkey of the Inkpot
This animal, common in the north, is four or five inches long; its eyes are scarlet and its fur black, silky and soft as a pillow. It is marked by a curious instinct - the taste for Indian ink. When a person sits down the write, the monkey squats cross-legged near by with one forepaw folded over the other, waiting until the task is over. Then it drinks what is left of the ink, and afterwards sits back on its haunches, quiet and satisfied.
In the brainstorming stage I focused on repetition to represent the actions of the monkey, the movement of ink and the integration of the two to represent the story.
"Then it drinks what is left of the ink, and afterwards sits back on its haunches, quiet and satisfied."
The last line of the story resonated the most with me and is the basis for the following poster designs.
Final Solution:
