Reflection of class on Jan. 19th
In today’s class we talked about the
difference between poster and flyer, I said that poster can convey hidden
meaning about a topic but flyer can’t and flyer should be more attractive than
poster.
You said that flyer
can also convey deeper thinking like poster and poster should be attractive as
well to hold readers’ attention, the essential difference is not this. Well, I
agree with you but I think flyer is a unique poster which exaggerates the way
of expression and it doesn’t need express any other meaning except original purpose.
No matter commercial
or social flyer, the text content is always the most important part comparing
to other components. The original purpose of flyer is distributing information
to others directly and lead a content-oriented mindset to readers which can influence
their cognition and further behavior imperceptibly. So if a flyer conveys some deeper
meaning by posting ambiguous texts or images, the original purpose will be
weakened in some degree.
And if images on a
flyer plays a dominant role that text content would be ignored involuntarily by
readers, the flyer may cause some misunderstanding because images on flyers are
always polished perfectly based on authentic pictures. But the text contents
should be authentic otherwise the flyer designer and distributor would be put
into jail.
Well, I understand better what you mean as the difference between a flyer and a poster, however, what a flyer says doesn't have to have a hidden meaning - just more information than a poster. A person can hold a flyer in the hand for more careful examination, immediatedly, later, or both. A poster is often good for only a fairly fleeting glance.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you mean about the designer going to jail for a poorly designed flyer...
Good reflection!