Something happened to me on the way to the year 1994. I disappointedly found almost no movie posters that I thought to be worth really drawing attention to for their stellar graphic design. It’s like all of the design houses that were producing movie posters all decided to take a creative break for the year. The reality is that there were only two that I felt were worth blogging about here, and in this case not because of design execution, but a creative concept and.. || Continue Reading →
If you have been following my blog series on movie posters, than you know that it has been a while, so I thought I would revisit the subject matter and pick things up where I left off. Namely… 1993. Funny to think that was almost 20 years ago and where things have gone regarding design principles. 1993 didn’t have too bad of a crop of posters, with a just a few that are worth mentioning that push the envelope just a bit more with regards to visual direction, concept,.. || Continue Reading →
In looking back at the year of 1992, I have but one thing to say: Where the heck did all of the good posters go?” It’s as if all of the great graphic designers went on strike during this year, because I only found FOUR that I found to worthy of showcasing for their good use of layout, color, negative space, or typography. Don’t get me wrong, there were tons of movies hitting the theaters, but the posters that advertised them just were of the average garden-variety.. || Continue Reading →
1991 was a memorable year for movies. We had big blockbuster hits like Backdraft, City Slickers, What About Bob?, Boyz N The Hood, and Father of the Bride that became instant classics. We had some great, less high-profile but fantastic films like Barton Fink and My Own Private Idaho. Than we also had some cheesy bombs like Hudson Hawk, Switch, and Point Break. But what of the movie posters of that year? Were there any outstandingly designs ones that stood out from the pack.. || Continue Reading →
The start of the 90′s. A new decade. A fresh, clean slate in the field of design. So, what did the kick-off year of 1990 hold for us in terms of great and innovative graphic design? See for yourself… some really great work! The Hunt For Red October This was just a striking poster. The visual impact of the red with the high contrast of Connery, the sub and the tight formation of the title treatment that mirrors the shape of the sub is fantastic! Bold and in-your-face… Coup.. || Continue Reading →
As I leave the glam and glitz of the 1980′s and prepare to move into the digital revolution and emergence of desktop publishing, I take a look back at the final year of the wonderful 80′s. So what did it yield? A diverse group of movie posters that all are trying something new in concept, execution, and styles. Dead Calm Not only a great and tense triller, but its poster does nothing short of grab your attention. The striking red, the velvety texture of the ripples.. || Continue Reading →
Great movie quotes are a timeless device for connecting people. When a quote is overhead, those who are fans of a certain film have no choice but to delight in its memory and usually will respond with a quote of their own… remarkably either from that film or from another. It is a unusual social phenomenon, but it is true… particularly among us Star Wars fans. So today’s entry is from a Vietnam War movie cult favorite… “Full Metal Jacket”. This.. || Continue Reading →
1988 was a blur. My first year in college. I will leave it at that. However, while there wasn’t a ton of great movie posters being churned out by design houses, there were a few notable ones to post here that I feel did things that made them stand out from the rest. The Last Temptation of Christ While I never liked this movie, I never the less have always LOVED this movie poster. The message of the thorns, the bright red color, the stark black and white, and the almost.. || Continue Reading →
1987. The year I graduated high school and headed off to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to earn my degree in Graphic Design. Call it an omen, but it was that year, regardless of the previous couple of years, when movie poster design started trying new things. Sure, there was the recurring design convention of the paper-tear motif that reared its head here and there, but all-in-all, it was a good year. A really good year based on the number of posters that made this article. Below.. || Continue Reading →
Famed British poster artist was asked by Wired.com to design, or I should say, RE-design movie posters for the original Star Wars Trilogy. “It was so intimidating!” the artist told Wired.com in an e-mail interview. “There is such a wealth of great Star Wars art out there already, from paid professionals and from enthusiastic fans. I suppose my main aim was to make a set of Star Wars posters that were a little different from what people are used to seeing.. || Continue Reading →
