It was discussed in a critque before the design process that as the poster would be based around scientific diagrams and images from the process of x-ray crystallography, the most appropriate designs should be minimal and light on typography in order to make the concept clear and accessible. Each of the following designs features simple line drawings and only essential text information.
As a response to this feedback two initial designs were created. Both feature multiple scientific elements from the x-ray crystallography experiment, including a grid that depicts the angels of the molecules inside a crystalline material, the pattern of dots that is formed after a crystalline material has been tested, and a series of concentric rings that elude to to movement of electrons around the elements that make up the crystalline material.
The first variation of this design depicts a sort of flow chart that allows the eye to travel down the page and read the poster as though it might be instructions for the experiment. The second variation features the same elements but overlapping each other and the edge of the poster so as to give the illusions that the experiment is much larger and far more complex than can be depicted on one poster.
It was also suggested that one possible design could be based around a single element of the x-ray crystallography process, such the pattern of dots shown below. However it was concluded that the design (below) appeared too basic and did fully explore the concept behind the poster.
Another suggestion was to create an entirely type based poster to reflect the academic nature of the content. An experimental type design was created as a starting point for this idea, but within a critique group the majority of peers concluded that an illustrative poster was clearer for communicating complicated subject matter.
It was also suggested that one possible design could be based around a single element of the x-ray crystallography process, such the pattern of dots shown below. However it was concluded that the design (below) appeared too basic and did fully explore the concept behind the poster.
Another suggestion was to create an entirely type based poster to reflect the academic nature of the content. An experimental type design was created as a starting point for this idea, but within a critique group the majority of peers concluded that an illustrative poster was clearer for communicating complicated subject matter.
