Client: Campbell University, College of Arts & Sciences, Theater, Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA
a tabloid poster for a play, 2025

The assignment was to create a theatrical poster for the classic French comedy, Tartuffe, written by Molière that premiered in 1664. The play was directed by Professor Georgia Martin. Since Tartuffe is a manipulator and dishonest person, I included a hand that acted as a force of chaos stirring the letters in the title which represents his numerous manipulations. Both the hand and the huge comma were manually printed on a letterpress in a type shop at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. By using the letterpress, I wanted to evoke the French Baroque typographic design from the 17th century. The textual block is placed on the purple comma reminiscing the bubble from the comic books implying that the play is a comedy. Regarding the color combination I deliberately chose vibrant green and dark magenta to make the poster stand out and attract viewers’ attention.

2025: Published in Graphis Poster Awards 2026, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Honorable Mention