"Tour of the Unexpected" is the theme for the 2012
Adelaide Fringe poster competition. I have decided to edit, re-design and re-submit
my original 2010 Adelaide Fringe poster entry. Why? I believe my original poster concept marries well to the appointed 2012 Adelaide Fringe theme, allow me to tell you why...
Firstly my rational is; I imagine a "Tour of the Unexpected" would expose the human senses to experience things that are new, exciting and different - hence "Tour of the Unexpected" = "Adventure and Fun for the Senses". Whoa! That's like was my original poster concept!.... Yippee!! It totally works! (Totes! Fur shiz! Defo!)
Next allow me to introduce the "Sense"* characters from my 2010 poster (*"Sense" being short for "Human Senses" and "Nonsense"): There is "Snob" the Nose, "Pitch" the Ear (Pitch thinks he's a pirate), "Kneed" the Hand, "Blink" the Eye and "Blah Blah" the Mouth.
For them, when Fringe is in town they get excited, because Fringe is an opportunity for them to experience and be exposed to what they normally wouldn't in their everyday life. Fringe is an adventure for them to go out and to do, to be and to feel the unexpected, thus once again coming back to my (winning) point of "Tour of the Unexpected" = "Adventure and Fun for the Senses"
Annnnnnnnnnnd so that's why I've re-edited and re-submitted these quirky wee Sense personalities to the Adelaide Fringe, and I wish them the best of luck.
Psst! Also, at the risk of sounding foolishly superstitious, the Adelaide Fringe's 2012
logo uses the same colours of my original 2010 poster. For me, that was a sign that these wee Senses needed to be re-introduced to the Fringe. (It's a sign I tells ya! A SIGN!! Totes. Fur shiz. Defo)
If you are interested in submitting a poster design for the 2012 Adelaide Fringe, click here
