Student Related Project: Hello/Goodbye

This is the ninth project on the Creative Thinking list. It is based on developing a billboard campaign to greet and bid farewell to travellers to Thessaloniki. Not only did the designs have to be developed in a unique way, but also placed in an appropriate environment to show its compatibility to the environment. This tutorial shows how this can be done.

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