We believe posters can make the world a better place. Here’s how:
By transforming our surroundings with small nuggets of creative inspiration and empowering messages, posters fuel our imagination and help us go about the work of change, progress and making ideas happen.
The Say Something Poster Project was created as a platform for generating positive message posters. Through our design competition we have sought after posters that inspire, motivate, and educate. After receiving over 150 posters through our season 2 Call-for-Entries, we are hosting our 2nd annual Poster Show featuring the Top 25 semifinalists.
During our gallery events, attendees will have the chance to determine the Top 10 winning posters through live voting. Copies of the winning posters will be donated to our non-profit beneficiary (The Blue Hills Boys & Girls Club of Boston) to be used as tools for counseling and educational activates.
January 24, 2012
| Written by Alex Fram
| Image by Dan Kuhlken
We know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats waiting for this announcement, so we won’t mince words. The Top 25 finalists for season 2 of The Say Something Poster Project (in no particular order) are: Continue reading »
After months of receiving posters through our season 2 Call-for-Entries, the time finally came for our panel of judges to do their part and decide which posters would move on to the next round.
January 5, 2012
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Dan Kuhlken
We’ve been hard at work counting your votes, Facebook likes, and tweets. Out of 156 submissions, 100 will move on to the next round. Finally, your top 100 posters are listed below.
January 1, 2012
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Dan Kuhlken
Happy New Year!
Let us be among the first to wish you the very best for the New Year. Thank you all for your amazing work and for once again proving that design can be a powerful force in bringing people together around a common good.
Last year was the first season of The Say Something Poster Project. We learned a lot from our first season and wanted to find out what some of last year’s finalists learned from their experiences. We reached out to a few of the designers who submitted work to both our first and current seasons to see what they had to say.
December 27, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Ariel Plotkin
WHAT IS THE PEANUT GALLERY?
Would you like to be one of three lucky contestants to witness the judges panel determine the top 25 posters?
If you have nerves of steel, and you’re available to be in Boston on Saturday, January 7th, you can be part of our “Peanut Gallery” and spend the day with us and our four judges as they decide which posters are worthy of making it into the Top 25.
PechaKucha, from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, is a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. PechaKucha presentations are meant to be a fast and powerful medium for communication. At Boston’s 25th PechaKucha event on November 15, SSPP’s very own Jason Stevens explained in 400 seconds what posters mean to him, to at-risk youth, and why you should contribute to the Say Something Poster Project.
We received a pleasant surprise a few days ago when I checked the mail and noticed a Christmas card addressed to The Say Something Poster Project.
At first first glance I thought it was meant for one of the non-profit organizations we work with but after reading the opening line- Dear Say Something Poster Project Friends- a huge smile came to my face.
December 24, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Carol Chu
Over the last several months we asked a variety of people to take part in our second annual poster design competition in an unconventional way. Instead of asking them to create a poster, we’ve asked individuals to respond to the design brief in an interview format. We gave them one question and the freedom to explore the topic in any way they like.
Below is the response from Wes McWhorter, AIGA New Orleans president.
December 22, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Carol Chu
Over the last several months we asked a variety of people to take part in our second annual poster design competition in an unconventional way. Instead of asking them to create a poster, we’ve asked individuals to respond to the design brief in an interview format. We gave them one question and the freedom to explore the topic in any way they like.
Below is the response from Colleen Hill,AIGA Detroit president.
December 21, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Carol Chu
Over the last several months we asked a variety of people to take part in our second annual poster design competition in an unconventional way. Instead of asking them to create a poster, we’ve asked individuals to respond to the design brief in an interview format. We gave them one question and the freedom to explore the topic in any way they like.
Below is the response from Angelica Rabang, AIGA Honolulupresident.
December 20, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Carol Chu
Over the last several months we asked a variety of people to take part in our second annual poster design competition in an unconventional way. Instead of asking them to create a poster, we’ve asked individuals to respond to the design brief in an interview format. We gave them one question and the freedom to explore the topic in any way they like.
Below is the response from Seth Johnson, AIGA Minnesota president.
December 19, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Carol Chu
Over the last several months we asked a variety of people to contribute to our second annual poster design competition in an unconventional way. Instead of asking them to create a poster, we asked individuals to respond to the design brief in an interview format. We gave them one question and the freedom to explore the topic in any way they like.
Below is the response from Erin Bender, AIGA Austin president.
December 15, 2011
| Written by Ira F. Cummings
| Image by Ira F. Cummings
I have been very privileged in my lifetime to know and work with some really great individuals. Although they are a particularly diverse group, there are a few qualities that they share; among them are honesty, integrity, and a desire to do good work. The attribute that I most appreciate, however, is their boundless generosity. On occasions when I have needed something—whether it’s guidance, feedback or a reference—these individuals have never hesitated when asked to go out on a limb for me.
Creating a poster that appeals to young people can be tricky. Often times we underestimate their intelligence or we assume a particular style will resonate. As a result, it’s easy to appear patronizing or ignorant of the issues young people deal with in their lives.
While there are no guaranteed formulas, the best way to learn how to visually communicate with young people is to go straight to the source. That is exactly what we did by asking a group of high school seniors and design school freshmen for their opinions and advice.
October 14, 2011
| Written by Dan Kuhlken
| Image by Dan Kuhlken
Last year around this time I received an email inviting our studio to submit a poster design to a very special competition that would benefit a children’s home in Boston called The Home for Little Wanderers. Our schedule was packed and we debated if we would even have the time. However, I was very interested because I’ve always wanted to create a poster that would have some sort of positive social impact for the greater good. Continue reading »
October 11, 2011
| Written by Jason Stevens
| Image by Dan Kuhlken
I once read somewhere that organizing a design competition is easy, just put out a Call for Entries, judge the submissions and announce the winners. Admittedly, reading that gave me the courage to launch The Say Something Poster Project. My goal however was much more complex as I wanted to create a platform for designers to have a positive impact on the community. Continue reading »
We're loving Living Wallpaper, one of many amazing projects by this year's Poster Show guest artists, High-Low Tech! RSVP for our Boston event to see some great projects for yourself: https://thepostershow2012bos.eventbrite.com/
High-Low Tech – Living WallThis project experiments with interactive wallpaper that can be programmed to monitor its environment, control lighting and sound, and generally serve as a beautiful and unobtrusive way to enrich environments with computation.
