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...amount of artistic control given to student graphic designers also varies. “It really depends on the director. Some have very specific visions for the posters, and we’ll meet several times to replicate those images as closely as possible, and others simply come into a meeting with me with a general feeling about what they’re looking for,” Ding said. Ding’s latest project, creating the poster for the HRDC’s upcoming production of “The Pillowman,” actually involves a small...
...publicity materials. Inspiration comes from a number of sources, including the show’s own set design and images of the production from past performances. “Even beautiful images from the Internet or films—like screen shots from movies—can inform the graphic design work for a poster,” she said...
Other student designers, however, come to Harvard with some familiarity with graphic design software. “In high school, I did a lot of journalism,” explains Ding. “My high school was fortunate enough to print a color newspaper with broadsheet, so that’s how I started working with Photoshop and InDesign.” Hsieh jokes that he started doing graphic design work before Harvard because “I just don’t like ugly things.” On a more serious note, he added...
...despite its decidedly creative nature, students say that a background in visual art is not essential for learning graphic design. “Before high school, I only dabbled in drawing, and never took a formal art class in high school,” Guo said. “Anyone can do graphic design, as long as they have a decent aesthetic sense.” For further inspiration, designers like Hsieh often look to the Internet. “You can search for design and typographic trends,” he said. “There are websites which...
Regardless of their experience level, graphic designers are a particularly valuable asset to the various student groups on campus. As a freshman at Harvard, Ding started out doing costume design for HRDC. She soon found her graphic design skills being tapped by directors and producers in the theatre community as they asked her to help create publicity images for their shows. During his own freshman year, Hsieh did the graphic design for Banquet, the annual CSA celebration of Lunar New Year, and also designed posters for a number of smaller social events within...