Gerson Lopez

Poster Series

 

Poster Series

Environmental Graphics & Creative Direction

 

Creating a visual language for a welcoming therapy space. A therapy practice commissioned me to create twelve posters for its reception area, translating mental health principles into graphics designed around the setting and the people entering it.

Mental health is personally meaningful to me, and this project offered an opportunity to connect that interest with my approach to design: considering the message, its surroundings, and the experience of encountering it.

 
 

Challenge

Establishing cohesion without an existing identity

The practice had no established brand identity to guide the work. Its interior—the colors, materials, and atmosphere—provided the clearest starting point.

The posters needed to communicate supportive ideas while fitting naturally into the reception area. Their tone and visual presence required care, particularly in a space where visitors might arrive feeling uncertain or overwhelmed.

The challenge was to develop a cohesive series that complemented the room and made space for the messages to be considered.

 
 
 

Approach

Shaping the content around the setting

I reviewed the reference materials and therapeutic content supplied by the client, selecting principles suited to the reception environment.

My focus was on presenting those ideas in an approachable way. The content needed to work as part of a visitor’s time in the space, with a supportive tone and a clear visual presentation.

 
 

Balancing expression with simplicity

I introduced simple geometric shapes to give the series structure, rhythm, and variation. A consistent palette and graphic approach connected the individual posters while allowing each message its own composition.

The restrained visual language was intended to keep the work approachable and avoid adding unnecessary visual complexity to the reception area.

 
 
 
 

Using the interior as the creative foundation

I drew the series’ palette from the office décor, connecting the posters with the colors already present in the room.

This established a shared visual language between the graphics and their surroundings. The environment became a practical guide for creative decisions, giving the work a sense of belonging within the space.

 
 

Outcome

Twelve posters designed as part of one environment

The final installation included four primary posters measuring 36 × 48 inches and eight supporting posters measuring 17 × 36 inches.

Together, they brought a consistent visual language and client-supplied mental health principles into the reception space. Their relationship to the existing décor connected the installation with the practice’s physical setting.

The project brought content selection, creative direction, and environmental graphics together around a shared purpose: supporting a welcoming arrival experience.

 
 

 

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