poster project

Poster Project Reflective Essay

I chose to make a poster for a movie and a poster for a show. I think I chose to do a movie and a show because those are things I enjoy and see a lot, but never really look at and appreciate. I'm not trying to make a difference so the propaganda poster didn't seem like it would be much fun. I made posters of things I enjoy or find humorous. 

As far as compositional techniques, I wanted to keep it simple but bold. For both posters, I used one image and made it the biggest thing in the poster. Both of the compositions have a limited color palette, the second one more so than the first. The titles are the biggest and most important text. Taglines, quotes, dates, and times follow with varying, but smaller, sizes. The sexy time poster is broken up with flat color and shapes, peppered with quotes to help balance the composition. 

The font I chose was important for the effectiveness of the posters. The honey badger poster uses a font that looks broken or separated, conveying an unsettling feeling. The red and green colors also seem alarming and sick. For the sexy time poster, I wanted to use a font that was clear and bold. I think the "in your face" font works for the subject matter, which is something revealing and suggestive. The starkness and boldness of the white and black text also helps support the message.