Post 4 / S.M.O.G. / NJCU Campus / Poster and Model

 How is S.M.O.G. going to be presented to viewers?

    My project is going to consist of a poster that leads to an outside resource, likely a YouTube video, that discusses the project S.M.O.G. in a way that initially presents it as an innocent climate project, then eventually ending as something that looks very satirical. The choice to make a video instead of website is both logistical in the fact that this would take less resources to do, and the fact that this would then allow people to respond to the project through comments and take it as something to think about rather than something to directly act on.

The Poster

The poster is going to be placed in specific locations at NJCU, with some in the Visual Arts Building and some in the Science Building. In NJCU buildings, there are often tables that people use to hang out and work, as well as boards that can be used as space to put posters. These would be printed at 11x17 for hanging, and 8.5x11 if meant to be placed on tables in a higher number.

The poster itself would look more innocent with subtle clues to the project's true nature, with phrases such as "I love smog" existing to provide a sense of irony that would be paid off with the video's contents. The physical forms would be left alone for people to interact with, with a QR code available and a YouTube channel set up to be searchable with the video on it.

In the Visual Arts Building, there are also walls that are often used as hangout spaces or just passed by that could also be used in order to hopefully draw more attention instead of being placed in the usual spots that are occupied by other student work.