Blockprint Design
Technically this isn’t for me, but for a DVD cover for my internship. The film is about Washington’s suffrage movement. “The Fifth Star” is the title (referencing suffrage flags, in which Washington is the fifth star as the fifth state to grant women the right to vote). When I was brainstorming ideas of the cover, blockprinting came to mind. It’s old timey and interesting.
The text was by far the most difficult element. Not only designing an appropriate font for 1910, but also the lino carving.
The flag motif:
* The top image is more of a test, with the text over it. I decided to keep the text separate for now, and bring them together digitally.
The text:
Next, I’ll scan both into Adobe Photoshop to bring into the rest of the DVD cover.
