UAB Best Medicine Show 2014 promotional materials

The UAB School of Medicine hosts a fantastic variety/comedy show every year to help benefit the Equal Access Birmingham clinic. I was lucky enough to be able to design the logo, poster and t-shirt for them this year. I came up with a variety of logo design options but in the end this is the one that stuck. It was a very enjoyable project and I was very happy to help make the show a success!

Med School Trivia Night Poster

I was asked to design a poster/flyer for the Birmingham School of Medicine's Tropical Disease Trivia night, which required a bit of brainstorming. I wanted something catchy, young, and whimsical that was at the same time appropriate and sophisticated design wise. All this considered I wanted to make sure that it related to Tropical Disease as well - without using cheesy imagery such as a mosquito or tropical/medicinal elements. Gin and tonic (with lime, naturally) happens to be my favorite cocktail and I know that the origin of the drink was when brits in India were encouraged to drink tonic water (which contains quinine) to fight off Malaria. Drawing on this knowledge I created the 'marketing idea' behind the poster. Although this fact about quinine (which fights malaria) in tonic water might be too obscure for a general audience it fit right into the audience this poster was intended for - medical students. The event was such a success that the national chapter of UAEM has decided to mention it in their next newsletter!

English Night Poster

My dear friend Katie is currently teaching English at a University in Nantes, France. She needed a poster to promote an 'English Night' she is having at a pub there for the students to practice their English conversation skills. This was an incredibly fun poster to design and it's always great to do something for a friend. I wanted a youthful look that represented England and the US in a unique yet historical light. Rather than reference the modern day state of the countries (which, especially in America's case is not looked upon favorably in France) I wanted to harken back to the glorious days when America and England were both dashing, valiant countries filled with loyal citizens with positive, idealist outlooks toward the future. She said the turnout was impressive and that the poster was well liked by all of the students so all in all it was a very pleasant as well as successful endeavor.