Sunrise 2008-2009 Posters

Step Afrika! wrapped up the regular season tonight, so to celebrate the year that passed and the upcoming IRSC Portfolio Day we decided to look back at the unique posters Indian River State College students did for our shows. For example, Ravin Miller's poster for Step Afrika! made the logo the defining element of the poster, and the large size plays well with the loud stomps and beats the stepping troupe is known for.


Stacy Givens uses a bold two-color background to capture people's attention for this B-52s concert. She also uses Photoshop to "silhouette" the band members and their shadows, which means she removed them from a photograph and inserted them onto the poster.


Silhouetting is a taxing process, as Oscar Colloazos knows from this poster for Jigu! The user has to carefully outline the subject using Photoshop's pen and selection tools, zooming in to make sure no part of the subject is cut out. It's the computer version of using a pair of scissors: Anyone can use scissors, but anyone can also spot where the scissors cut too deep or left a jagged edge. Check out the seventh and eight images in the photo reel on the company's Web site to compare Oscar's work.

Kyle Scully keeps the focus on a single acrobat for this poster for the New Shanghai Circus, using Photoshop brushes to accentuate the image. The high-tech version of arts-and-craft stamps, brushes imprint a shape that can be any color and re-sized and altered to the designer's liking. Brushes can be created or found on the Internet, often free to download.

Jennifer Harris completes our roundup with this elegant poster for Masters of the Fiddle. She goes beyond a silhouette, graying out the main players while keeping the robust colors on the fiddles. Text also helps make this picture, as the words have the same hardwood colors as the instruments.

Check back latter this week with more posters from IRSC students.