My Ticket Entry and Evaluation:

I was inspired by a poster and a ticket that I found for my research.
On the poster, there was a game character, standing on a rock of some sort and the poster had a plain white background, with the text down in the bottom corners, making the image of the character more important. The ticket had pixelated, glitched text, with lots of different colours, such as green, yellow-green, white and black.
I thought that it would be good to do a ticket based on the media side of this course and make a "Game-like" ticket.

The program that I used to make my ticket was Photoshop CC 2015 edition and I used this program, because I'm more used to using it and it's easier for me to use than the other programs. First, I sketched a few designs for the ticket and after choosing one, I went on to develop the idea and then went on to make it on Photoshop. I started with sketching  where everything was going to be. Then, I started to make the character: A pixel boy like what you get on an 8-bit game. I drew him on a 70x70 pixel canvas so that I could get all of the details on him.
Then, I placed him onto a different canvas that I was going to use for the ticket design. I started by drawing out the college, making the windows, doors and roofs red and the building white, like the college. Then, I went on the drawing the houses around the college, making them different colours and adding trees to it.
I then went on to find the right font for the information. I found a few on DaFont.com, such as Minecraftia and 8-Bit game. I wrote "Player 1" above the boy and wrote "Where would you like to go?" above the boy as well and wrote "IoM College Art End of Year Exhibition" above the college. I proceeded to write the dates  below the college in a different font all together and used purple/pink and blue colours for it.
Then, I drew in the arrows and the directions onto it, plus the mouse arrow.

And thus, finishing my ticket entry.

If I were to improve it in anyway, I would firstly make the boy less blurry and maybe add more detail in the drawings.

Art Exhibition Ticket and Poster Research:

Posters:

I like this poster because of the bright colours and that the paint tubes
and paintbrush had been organised neatly to make the image a flower.
As well as it being simple, basic and easy to produce, the negative space
around the text and the image gives me a feel of calm and happiness. The background
is a plain, light blue colour, but it contrasts with the colourful "flower".
The text fits well with the whole poster, because the blue font goes with the background,
being a slightly bit darker shade of blue than the background. On the whole,
this poster give me an almost feel of summer.

The main focus on this poster is the typography.  I like it because it's big,
bold, eye-catching and stands out from the pitch black background. The font
is very graffiti-like. The main colours that were used were black, white and grey. Although they're
not really counted as "colours", they still make a huge impact on the poster.
I like how part of the font looks like it's fading into the background, which I think is very good.

I love the contrast between the pink text and the white background, as the
 bright pink stands out, making it eye-catching. I like how the text is framed
by the black image of the figure in the trolley and the pink side bar. I think it's framed because
the text is important and draws the eye to it.

It may not look much, but I really like this poster, because of
 the illustration in the centre of the poster. Sure, it looks like manga, but
this is image reminds me more of the band "Gorillaz". The text is only
in the bottom and it's much smaller than the image, making the boy/girl(?)
more important.

What caught my eye first were the eyes framed in the mask.
The red hair surrounding the face helps them stand out and I think that the grey mask
is a great contrast compared to the pale, pink skin.
The font is, I think, like a circus-typography, and I like how it's white, but then fades into darkness
as it gets lower down. It stands out, thanks to the red hair.

I like the colour sceme of the poster in a whole. The
creator of this poster has used mainly the colours red, blue, white
and black, just like the Union Jack.
And I also like how everything is diagonal, to make it more dramatic.

Tickets: