News Release

April 11, 2007


Boise State Graphic Design Students Create 'Poetry in Motion' Posters for Treasure Valley Buses

Step onto a Valley Ride bus soon and you may get to enjoy “Poetry in Motion” designed by Boise State University graphic design students. Students in Jennifer Wood’s class have created 100 posters for the interiors of local buses; the posters will be on display through April 20 at the Boise Centre on the Grove. A jury will later choose a group of the posters to be put on display in the buses.

The posters are part of the “Poetry in Motion” series, which is used throughout the country to bring poetry to transit systems. The poetry the Boise State students used was written by four poets from Idaho as well as one poet from out of state. The students visually interpreted the poems using their own typographic stylings, photography and artwork.

This project was completed with support for Karen Bubb at the Boise City Arts Commission, Valley Ride, Catherine Jones at The Cabin, and the Poetry Society of America.


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Contact: Jennifer Wood, Department of Art, (208) 426-3269, jenniferwood1@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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