TCO Posters — Portfolio

TAIWANESE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION DESIGN CHAIR

Design

The flier depicts a bear behind a night market stall surrounded by flowers. Two rabbits sit in front of the stall. Several stars and the moon are hanging from the top of the flier. The text on the flier reads: TCO presents Night Market. The event will take place on Saturday March 11 in Tishman Commons from 5 to 8pm."

The flier is from the point of view of inside a box. A bear has opened the box and is reaching in, obviously surprised by the contents. The text on the flier reads: "TCO presents Mystery Boxes. Get some stationary and snacks! Preorder by 11:59 pm on Monday 11/28. Order pick ups are happening 11 to 3 pm, from Wednesday 11/30 to Friday 12/2, near Bates dining hall and Lulu entrance."

There are two bears on this flier on top of a green background. One bear is pulling out a block from a giant jenga set. The other bear holds a paintbrush and palette, and is wearing an apron covered in paint. The text on the flier reads: "TCO presents First Year Study Break. Come for painting, snacks, and giant jenga! The event will take place on Sunday 11/20 at Acorns from 1 to 3 pm."

The flier has a light brown background. There is a large hot pot divided into a spicy and non spicy side, filled with fish balls, tofu, and vegetables. There is a bear stirring the pot and another serving hot pot, while other bears are carrying the ingredients. The text on the flier reads: "TCO presents Hot Pot Night. The event will be on Friday November 11th from 6:45 - 9:15 pm at Acorns House.”

The flier has a white background with several bears doing calligraphy. The bear on the left is doing calligraphy on a piece of long vertical paper hanging from a wall. Two bears sit at a table to the right, writing on small pieces of paper, while a bear underneath them uses a large calligraphy brush to write on the floor. The text on the flier reads: "Taiwanese Cultural Organization Calligraphy Event. Learn calligraphy and enjoy some snacks with TCO! The event will take place on Saturday 11/19 at Acorns from 3 to 5 pm."

There are two bears making mocktails behind a bar. One is wearing a backwards cap and the other is wearing heart sunglasses, and both are covered in glowsticks. Six finished mocktails are on the bar top, and there are two colored spotlights crossing in the background. The text on the flier has a neon glow. The text on spam reads: Taiwanese Cultural Organization Tau Chi Omega (TCO) presents +886 Saturday November 5, 9pm at Acorns House. We will be serving mocktails."

On the flier is a tiered serving tray filled with yellow and pink cupcakes, and three cups of tea to the side. There are two bears sitting on two of the cupcakes, and one is waving to the viewer. There is a cupcake sign with the Chinese character for big, and another cupcake sign with the Chinese character for little. In the top right corner of the flier is a teapot. The text on spam reads: TCO presents Big + Little Afternoon Tea Sunday October 16, 1:30-3:00pm at Acorns House. Come enjoy some fun games and family bonding! Snacks and milk tea will be provided."

As design chair for Wellesley College’s Taiwanese Cultural Organization (TCO), my job is to create publicity materials for all TCO events. Once I have the event information from the heads of each event, I gather reference materials and ideas, before drawing out the design in Adobe Fresco and then arranging all the drawn elements with text into a complete poster.

When I first started my role, I wanted to develop a cohesive style to use for the entire year, so people could instantly recognize that the poster was for a TCO event. Each poster is drawn in a cartoon style, and all of them feature bears in some way. This bear, called the Formosan black bear or the Taiwanese black bear, is sometimes treated as an unofficial mascot of Taiwan, and it felt fitting for such an animal to help represent the organization.