Poster Research

 I like this Arctic Monkeys poster due to the way in which it has been illustrated, rather then following the usual conventions of a music poster, and using a photograph of the band. The colour scheme; blues, greens, yellows and blacks, create a calm and suiting composition. I like the fact that the illustrations used, are bigger then the writing across the bottom, I feel that this is important, as the pictures are the aspect that are eye catching to the viewer. The fonts used are also the same over the whole poster, the consistency keeps the poster look professional and classy. I also like the silhouettes of the high rise buildings over the top of the drawings of the band, they add atmosphere to poster and also highlight the location, written bellow. I feel that a similar poster would be fairly easy to re-create, however, if you could not access an illustrator, then a specific program would need to be found to create a illustration from a photograph.








This Ellie Goulding poster follows a strict colour scheme of only green, yellow, black and white. This is effective as the main features of the face are more shaded and bold, in comparison to the rest of the poster. Again, I like the way in which the portrait has been illustrated, rather than using a photograph, as it allows plenty of blank space throughout the poster, for information and details. I feel that the various size and colours of the information is important, for example; the artists name is the largest, and underlined, catching the readers eye and making them aware of who the poster is advertising. The variation of colour keeps the information looking interesting. I feel that the vast amount of coloured blank space on this poster, is part of the reason why it is so eye catching; the bold colour would stand out if it where to be in a magazine or just on a notice board.

This Two Door Cinema Club poster follows more of the usual conventions of a music poster. The large photograph in the centre of the poster, is simply the band themselves, surrounding by different size print of various information. Although the poster loosely follows the colour scheme of blue and red, I feel that it is mostly eye catching due to the large bold title of the band at the top, center of the poster. Although the details of the band date, are small and at the bottom of the poster, they are still clearly visible due to the contrast of the white writing on the deep red box. I also feel that the simple blue background, highlights the information upon it and allows the reader to view and take in everything clearly.










I really like this Foster the People poster, mainly due to the photograph behind, which takes up the whole background. I feel that this is an effective way of presenting information; over the top of the band photographs. The editing of the photograph is probably the most eye catching aspect of the whole thing, the bright contrasting yellows and purples draw the viewers eye to the background. The larger white band name is highlighted by the underlining, allowing the reader to easily still read it over the busy background. I like the fact that the album cover is shown towards the bottom of the screen, promoting the album as well as the tour dates. This something that will need to be done when I am creating my music poster.









This Vampire Weekend poster is the poster which I feel will be most like the poster that I will create for my music video. I think that the simple photography, of the band walking across the sand dunes, in front of the sunset, is effective and creates a calm, yet eye catching shot. I like the way in which the band seem relaxed, rather then posing for the camera. The simple black font, always used to advertise Vampire Weekend is bold and eye catching to the reader, highlighting the simple details of the poster. Again, I like the fact that the album cover is used on the poster, advertising the bands recent work, as well as informing readers of tour dates. The simple black and brown fonts, in various sizes, used in the bottom right hand corner of the poster, is a simple black and white contrast, and simply puts across the details to the audience effectively.