ENG 204-002

What was your first impression of the poster?
I love the heading “Linked-by-literature”, however I am wondering what the purpose of these posters is for (from an outside audience stand point. ..)
What would you say that the theme of the poster is?
I would say the theme of the poster is that an English degree can take you to many different places in your future but you will always be “linked by literature”.
How can we improve the quality of our poster?
Add pictures. Maybe choose different colors that work better together; so far you have 2 neutral colors and a cool color… neutral goes well but why 2 of them. Maybe have a neutral a cool and a warm. Or all of one category… unless the pictures go better with those colors; I am not sure.
How did the draft proposal help further your understanding of the poster?
It helped to set the goals of the posters; which were not exactly clear before.
What improvements can be made to the draft proposal?
“attempting to advertise the benefits of majoring in English” – so far I do not really see this being accomplished because really the only benefit is something that must be inferred and is subjective (that English majors have something in common), the posters say they are linked to each other, but not really linked to anything else. Maybe change the wording of your proposal or edit your posters.

1. It could look great but, it is very simple and there is not much to it.
2. Everyone who graduates with a degree in English is related.
3. Add more information than just a one word quote.
4. The proposal was very well written. It was clear and informative except, the last paragraph about the arrangement was a little confusing.
5. Do not repeat the audience group in two separate paragraphs and explain more about the arrangement.

After reviewing our project please answer the following questions:
What was your first impression of the poster?
It is simple and concise, but if I was walking by, I do not know that I would understand the purpose of the poster. I think that I would get the idea of the poster, but I would wonder why it is pertinent in that setting. Shouldn't the reputation of the English department speak for itself? I know this is an issue with the project as a whole, but without knowing what the prompt or reason for making the poster, how would someone know what the posters would be for? I looked at the poster before and after looking at the proposal and before looking at the proposal, I thought that the english department was putting on a talk where former english grads would come back and talk, not a way for the department to show what a degree from uncw's english department can do for you in a professional sense.

What would you say that the theme of the poster is?
"Linked by literature." This will be more helpful with pictures to draw the audience's attention in, but overall the posters are vague, but the quote will help though.

How can we improve the quality of our poster?
Probably not a full color poster because it will be expensive to print and the department is usually pretty tight with money.

How did the draft proposal help further your understanding of the poster?
I understood the purpose of the poster,whereas before I really did not and I think that the multiple ages of the people is helpful.

What improvements can be made to the draft proposal?
If you are only posting your posters in morton, wouldn't those people already be english majors or people who know what an English major/minor can do for them? The only non majors in morton are history people and freshmen in basic studies classes, most of which do not really care about the classes they are taking anyway because they are required. The question I am getting to is shouldn't you expand your target area for hanging the posters? Maybe add wagoner dining hall, the student fisher center, the library...

1. did not appeal to us; it was plain, boring, too simple. add some spice.
2. i would have to say "linked by literature", but i could be wrong.
3. change the color, more details about the alums, needs to be more eye-catching, we're not sure how exactly they're all linked by literature.
4. it didnt really help us understand your poster, it helped us understand what the project is asking you to do.

ps. keep your chin up buddy