Friday, September 17, 2010

My Movie Poster

I was inspired by a 300 poster to make layers as I did.  The top image is of my friend, Jimmy, doing a back flip. I combined several images into one and then changed the color levels of the image.  The middle image is of the backside of a house in Tucson, Arizona with mountains in the background.  I used the lasso tool to select this section from the image and changed the color levels of the selection.  on the bottom right and left are cacti.  They are the same image, just flipped horizontally.  I used the lasso tool to select them from their original image and changed the color levels of my selection.  The font I used for the movie title is called Orator Std.  I chose this font because I wanted to keep it simple and edgy as to not take away too much attention from the rest of the poster and this font seemed like my best choice. The font I chose for the actor's names is called Letter Gothic Std.  I chose this font because I wanted it to be simple and not take away from the interest in the movie title and the rest of the poster.
Redone:  I took out one of the Jimmy's and spaced them farther apart so they don't overlap and I centered the title.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Quote



I chose this quote because it is very important to the way I live life.  To me it means to live life how you want to live it and to be who you want to be and those who doesn't accept you for who you are don't matter.  The font is elegant and smooth as are the words of the quote. 

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Posters


This poster was appealing to me because of the following:  The main act, Dan Deacon, is in the largest font and the font is easy to read.  The bands who are playing as well, but aren't as well known, are in smaller print.  The location, date and time are important information and, even though they are small, their font is easily read.  The way the font curves with the image draws your eye, so the font isn't lost in the poster.  The bright colors and large image are very appealing to the eye.


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http://www.aestheticapparatus.com/detail.php?uid=D83057&subsection=posters&status=yes





I dislike this poster because the most important title, "The Saddest Music in the World," is so hard to read.  There are bright colors, but the image is unappealing and difficult to understand.  There is just no scheme to this poster.   

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http://www.aestheticapparatus.com/detail.php?uid=C3B343&subsection=posters&status=yes