Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest and most remote state park in the United States. At nearly 1.6 million acres, the park was created in 1978 to protect the area’s fish and wildlife breeding and support systems and preserve continued subsistence and recreational activities. The park is a sanctuary for many species, but the most important are the sockeye salmon and king salmon. A major reason why Wood-Tikchik State Park was established was to protect salmon spawning areas. Fishing, particularly salmon fishing, is very popular in Wood-Tikchik State Park. As a result, the park provides some of the best fishing in the state, country, and even the world.
For this Graphic Design I class assignment, I had to research a state park system within the United States and create a promotional poster for one of those state parks. The poster required extensive research on 1920s and 1930s travel posters. The limited color palette, typefaces, and flat, yet detailed illustrations help to convey this era of vintage poster design.
This poster received a local Silver ADDY Award in Poster Design in the 2020 Reno/Tahoe American Advertising Awards, as well as a Silver ADDY Award in the regional division.
