The Project

When I first heard the assignment of making a poster series based on the Golden Ratio about how our lives in quarantine in my 8 am online class, all I could think about was how tired my eyes were. Now it's easy to forget those early days of the pandemic but in those early days I was practically chained to my computer repeating the same day over and over. So I focused my series on what my eyes do during the day and the repetitiveness of life at the time

Placing the Grid

I used my teacher's version of the golden ratio.
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Creating Image

Not having access to many of the traditional resources I took a photo of my eye using Adobe Capture with a heavy black and white filter to make up for my poor resolution on my phone.

Adding Typography

I used arial black because I wanted an oppressive weight to the text to reflect the incessant ringing of the alarm.

Blocking out the Space

I blacked out much of the last third of the poster to show how the eye was struggling to keep awake.

Combining Elements

I vectorized the image placing it into illustrator with the rest of my project, making sure it remained in the most prominent position.
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Layering Additional Elements

Lastly I added lines of various weights and sizes to vary the composition as well as show the struggle between waking up and staying asleep.

Poster #1 "Wake Up"

For this poster I wanted the eye to shake off the weight of sleep and the the heavy negative space.

Poster #2 "Stare"

For this poster I wanted to have many thin lines through out the work as well as a lighter palette to reflect the light of the computer screen.

Poster #3 "Sleep"

For this poster I wanted the negative space to slowly trickle in as the the weight of sleep pulls on the eye more and more.