Whilst looking for inspiring poster designs these are a few that I have come across...
this poster by
Jason Munn is simplistic yet visually appealing and I love the use of black lines and block colour.
This Come rain or shine poster by
Kevin is similar in style to Jason Munn's and is a style that I like the look of, I think the simple coloured posters have more visual impact; less is more.
This
Olly Moss poster is also another simple graphic design and his whole red and black series is fantastic- he has taken an element from the films and reduced them to simple recognisable shapes; such as gun barrels in the Deer Hunter poster. I also love the red and black colour scheme, I think its very dramatic.
Paula Scher designed 40 posters for a gallery in Massachusetts and I absolutely love this coat-hanger in the shape of a number two. Again I was attracted by the simplistic style and the use of a recognisable object.
Lotta Kuhlhorn's fruit posters are amazingly colourful and I love the repeated simplified patterns. They have a very retro 60s vibe to them which would be extremely welcome in my home! Her choice of colours as well show a playful yet sophisticated style and something to bear in mind with my own work.
I love the whole composition of
Forman's Smokehouse Gallery Poster. The lines running through the design are unexpected yet direct the viewers eye to all the relevant text, allowing the design to work. Although I seem to like simplistic styles, the composition and the juxtaposition of the female grabbed my attention and I could feel the pent up movement of the image.
I discovered
Rob Ryan from the store
Utillity and fell in love instantly. His delicate cut out designs emanate the amount of work he puts into his pieces because the intricacy involved. His style is simple but the delicacy of his media allows for a very recognisable and collectable art.
Paul DeVay's typographic poster of five typefaces collapsing in on one another is simple in concept and I think works well compositionally. I love his use of empty space at the top pierced by the number five.
Michael Bierut and Katie Barcelona's design for The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. I like their use of text as the main image and the simple use of sky in the backdrop. Any other imagery could have seemed contrived and by using just text gives it a Godly aire, which fits its clientele.
Angus Hyland's Eros, designed for the London poster project. Again I love his simple use of colour, image and text and I think the juxtaposition of all the elements balance to form something aesthetically pleasing.
Eric Carle's the Very Hungry Caterpillar, I love Eric Carle's style, and the way he portrays his fruit is quite delicious. This print is so childlike and lovely, it instantly takes me back to fond memories. His imagery has such character and I like the way each piece of fruit is different.
Alice Melvin's Owl prints are simply gorgeous. Again I was seduced by the simple wide eyed owls; they are just so pleasing to look at.
