These are two concert posters I did in my free time. What I was trying to convey with the lines and color over the image, was the type of music these two bands play. The first band is really loud and aggressive with lots of distortion. While the second is more of a flowy, ambient type of music. I don't feel these are totally done but i've kind of hit a road block, so any criticism would be appreciated.
T - the success of this design, in part, lies in the quality of the photo. Photo in Harm's Way is a good one, and the duotone color serves to add a subtle contrasting color to the whole page. The detail in the image counterbalances the large amount of white space on the page. Nice modernist typographic decisions - words stripped down to their essentials. Nice.
ReplyDeleteBut, title fight's image lacks the same quality and because of it the design is much less successful. In this case the duotone only helps muddy the picture, and the design. Can you find another photo of this group - a good one? It calls into question your image-based decisions, someone viewing this might wonder if you don't know the difference between good photography, and bad.
The quality of your lines over the photo need to visually express exactly how you would describe the music with words. Again, the top design holds a jagged line, and works well with the focal point of the image (an angled singer). The lines in the second poster might establish rhythm, but not much more... and at this point after already seeing the other poster the viewer will want more expressiveness in my opinion.
What are the attributes of a line? Direction, width, continuity, value, etc. Have you considered all the different ways a line can be expressive?
I think it could be interesting for you to choose 1 or 2 more bands, with very different music (but really good photos) and have this series show your ability to work with the expressiveness, and essentials, of Line.