My poster displays the colorful and glittery text, “authenticity is maturity,” with a background of colorful gummy worms. The main idea connected to a part of my personal essay in English, which was that it is brave to be authentic, even if others may find your interests childish. This is communicated through saturated colors and childish effects, like glitter. Gummy worms are closely connected to my memories of childhood, and I still have some nowadays to feel secure. As my generation transitions into adulthood, it can be easy to give in to cringe culture, which is the tendency to react immediately with disgust to anything “un-adult.” I think that this is flawed because our perception of what is “adult” is extremely warped by popular culture and other influences. Instead of reaching for a fictional “mature” ideal, I advocate for embracing authenticity, which is more mature, in my opinion.
In my creation of the poster, I took a picture of gummy worms and converted it into an illustration in Adobe Illustrator. The challenge, for me, was getting the glitter text to stand out on top of the complicated gummy worm background. I used glow effects and a white set of text behind the glitter to make it legible.
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