For my movie poster I decided to go with the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth. I was originally going to draw out the two main characters in Illustrator based on my sketches of them, but that proved to be way more difficult than I expected. So then I decided to switch it up with a much more minimal looking design. I started out with the text, then added a gradient to the background using some of the sky colors seen in the film. I played around with different textures for the background, but ultimately ended up going back to the first one I tried. I used the ellipse and pen tool to create the labyrinth, then used the pathfinder to cut out pieces the ellipses, which I had quite a bit of trouble with. The only other thing the originally poster had on it was the Tristar logo, so I went online, found a picture of it and took it into Photoshop. There I got rid of the background and changed the color of it, then saved it as a .png to put into my poster.
I like how simple and clean this poster is. The typography colors are very 80's and reflect the movie well. It feels a little top heavy because of the white space created by the labyrinth, but I don't think that it takes away too much from the poster anyways.
ReplyDeleteVery elegant. It definitely is 80's. I'm glad you found a nice picture of clouds to complement the vastness of a "labyrinth". I think it's pretty balanced, too.
ReplyDeleteThe bold print works well with the symbol work you have done. It would be cool to see more playing around in Illustrator rather than the simple gradient or photo of clouds, for it's a shame to see all of those great character designs go to waste. If you prefer working on simple compositions, this might look really cool with maybe messing with the image trace options on that same image of clouds you incorporated in the last piece!
ReplyDeleteI think this poster is pretty successful and a very nice minimalistic interpretation of the movie. I think forgoing the characters and replacing them with the vector labyrinth (which visually reads extremely quickly and well) was a better choice overall. Likewise, the font for the movie title is well-chosen and fits in very well with both the slug and the feel of the rest of the poster.
ReplyDeleteWhile I like the color scheme, the only bit of the poster that I feel could use another round of designing would be the texture choice for the background. I enjoy the earthy color scheme, but the choice of clouds seems a bit off. Maybe a more grungy choice would have suited the poster a bit more.
Other than that, I really enjoy this poster and find it successful.
I really love the font choice and color scheme of this poster overall, it really lends itself to the movie. I also think the vector you chose instead of the characters was really successful and is definitely readable. I think the background could have used a different texture, something more graphic maybe so that it looks less like a photograph, just to smooth that contrast between the graphic parts and the background.
ReplyDeletethis is super awesome. i love the color you laid over the clouds. also the maze looks super clean. i almost wish you would have put a figure in it like you were originally going to because i personally just like seeing figures but also because it feels a little empty on the bottom half.
ReplyDeleteExcellent rendition of a poster made for a specific era - I get the 80's vibe almost instantly. The picture of the clouds interfaced with the graphic at the top is a fantastic style choice as well. I wonder a little bit about the image at the bottom though! It's imbalancing some of the negative space you have going on towards the left. Maybe try centering it?
ReplyDeleteI like all of the minimalistic posters I'm seeing here. This one has a nice background. It reminds me of what I would see in an ambient or post-rock music video. I think maybe the text and Labyrinth symbol could have benefitted from a simple texture. Also, I really like your sketches, but can see why you wouldn't incorporate them into the final piece.
ReplyDeleteThe way you set up your hierarchy is really good in this poster. It's clean and easy to read - and it is helpful that you chose a color palette that has a stark contrast so you can see that there is a cloud texture, but it doesn't compete with the white of the labyrinth - or the type. Stylistically, the combination of graphics and type work nicely together and I think that you did a great job composing this. I also think that the minimal use of information below was just enough for you to understand it's a movie, and give some context for the poster. I think the gradient is nice, but maybe instead of just switching between the two colors, you could try another option for where the gradient stops and starts? Right now the color switch is stripe-like, where maybe if it changed color, but didn't repeat the colors exactly (maybe a bit off) it would have the same quiet feel, but might look like a natural color gradation, or like the way a screen print with a multiple color pull looks? Nice job!
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