Title

Jillian Whitson: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster

Authors

Jillian Whitson, University of DaytonFollow

Files

Description

• Digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Publication Date

9-2020

Keywords

coronavirus, Spanish flu, pandemic, collage

Disciplines

Art and Design | Graphic Design

Comments

This collage reflects how the origins of the Spanish flu and coronavirus were unknown, but that they were able to grow to a pandemic scale. The main idea I had for this composition was that it was a map. Being that the Spanish flu happened in 1918, I wanted this map to look old and worn. I followed this idea through with the use of a key, the continents, and crinkled paper to represent waves in the ocean.

I knew I wanted the headlines to look worn, so I came up with the idea to wet the paper while the ink was still fresh and smudge the ink around. I traced both the H1N1 and coronavirus and incorporated it into my key.

I had some difficulty with the text hierarchy, so I tried to add more contrast between the headlines and article samples, as well as highlight specific words in red to pop out the keywords.

Recommended Citation

Whitson, Jillian, "Jillian Whitson: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster" (2020). COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters. 1.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stu_vad_covidcollage/1