Saturday, May 28, 2011

The tyranny of the rational mind.


I am in the midst of a pro-bono project for The School at Columbia University, a middle school that operates under the auspices of Columbia University. Somehow, the director of admissions of the school got Milton Glaser to design and illustrate a poster for the school. I was asked to work with Glaser and work on the copy. Our efforts--an early version--are above.

Now we are hearing from our client that the poster is "too young" to represent grades 6, 7 and 8. Not sophisticated enough.

Rationally, she might be right. Maybe it's too whimsical. Maybe the colors aren't limbic enough.

But I kinda like it.
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6 comments:

  1. john o'driscollMay 30, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    love it george. it's beautiful.

    jo'd

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  2. Tore ClaessonMay 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    clients always know better than even the most experienced and successful expert...in case you had forgotten.

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  3. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    she's right.

    go to the nearest store and check top-sellers for these grades.

    not exactly what you made.

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  4. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    The concept behind the symbiotic relationship of teaching and learning is a sophisticated concept that any class could spends weeks discussing and debating in a meaningful way, so I'm not sure this woman's critique is relevant. Other than she is paying the bill, which as you know, makes her an expert.

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  5. rebrivvedJune 1, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    I like what you've done. So simple and beautiful. But have no idea whether it'll resonate with 12 - 14 year olds, oy! Wonder what types of imagery their fave music artists use?

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  6. george tannenbaumJune 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    It's meant to resonate not with the kids, but their parents. P'raps I should have been clearer.

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