Stock consideration

ISTD:

White is too jarring to effectively read.  Noise.
Whilst the viewer is reading they need to be 
relaxed in order to successfully take in the
information, along with reflecting on it.

These pastel stocks, against the tacky 90's 
textured bright primary colours would look a lot 
more fitting against the white ringbind and logo, 
rather than the white stock.  Too much white.

...doing some designing

It is a poster!

/ invitation.

I thought it would be an interesting angle to 

place the full excerpt that would be included at 

the talk into the poster.  Along with a quote and 

a laconic statement.  Again, to appeal to all 

different types of readers.  The poster can then attract 

different lengths of attention, so all the information 

will not be received by everyone.  

This doesn't matter because all the information is there.