Designs for posters

I drew three very simple sketches to show my initial ideas for the poster I am going to be creating. I want a poster that fits to the genre of the band, links well to the digipac I have previously created and I would like it to look very good and eye catching, as otherwise, if it was out on the market being advertised, it would not make money for the band and company.

This is my first poster idea. I drew five men with the name of the band above them. This poster design would look good in detail, and would fit to the genre and the bands look due to the design being so simple. However, I feel that it would not link to the digipac I have created as it has wings on it and the bands name in flowing, smooth font. So I will not be taking this poster design any further than just a sketch as it does not fit what I have stated.

This design may be hard to understand as it is a rough sketch. To link with what I stated in the opening paragraph and the explanation to the first poster design, I have chosen to include a wing, very similar to the wing on my digipac. I have enlarged the wing on this sketch and I have thought of the very creative idea of drawing the faces of the band into the wing, with swirls and lines coming over their faces, to make them blend in and link in with the wing. This is such an exciting idea which would take a lot of time to plan and draw, as the wing would have to be drawn A3 as I would want the poster in much detail.

I feel that this design does not link to my statement as much as the next does. This is because I did not use this idea on my digipac, if I drew this for my digipac design and used the idea I would definitely use the same idea for the poster.

This is another very simple rough sketch of an idea that I have had. There is two wings, which sit either side of the box in the middle of the drawing. The box represents text, which would most likely be the name of the band in the swirly, flowing text which I used on my digipac. I feel that this design links best with the genre, the digipac and it would also be eye catching. I would not have to draw out the wings again as I have already drawn a very detailed design which I used before I started to edit and put together my digipac.

This is my last poster design. It is a model with a wing on his back, I would use the same wing and font I had used on my digipac to link back to my previous work thus making the band recognisable to the audience. This is my favourite design as I feel that it is a lot more interesting than any other design I have come up with and sketched. I feel that it would look very interesting and detailed in comparison to the other designs.

My overall chosen poster design idea that I want to experiment and take further in my work is the fourth design I have roughly drawn out. I feel that it links to my previous work, but also has its own individual details that make the poster different to my other pieces of work. It also links to the lyrics and the title of the bands track 'Sound the Angels' as it includes the wing I have previously drawn. I am very excited to create this poster as I had a lot of fun learning different techniques and tools on Photoshop and Illustrator.