As you see, I made a minimalist poster. It is not the first time that I break the layout to insert these pieces of information inside the canvas. To me, it is a good thing because that generatese a change in my mind. This change makes me think differently, I find new ideas, and I have more elements to play with. These items are already there. I mean that I don’t have to search or invent a new one. In other words, I save some of my time
The Design
I use a vertical symmetry to design Center Side Poster. The large font in the center of the canvas defines the separation of the symmetry. To embellish the composition, I arrange the elements around the title with the idea to care and balance the weight of the fonts and the two images of Apollo. Because each element has a weight, for example, the images doesn’t have the same weight than a title with a thin weight, but approximatively the same than a text written with a thin font. It is up to you to find the good weight between element, and balance them.
To break the vertical symetry a bit, I add a black shape over Apollo with a 45° angle who creates an imaginary line from the Apollo on the top, and the one on the bottom. The line is not there, but when I cut Apollo, your eyes follow this path automatically, like if it there. Your brain makes the connection. This is an important remark to remember, you can suggest things to the brain visually.
Speed Art Poster #285
Take a look at the speed art video tutorial #285. There is luck that it will bring you some inspiration for your projects.
If you follow a bit about what I am doing. You maybe noticed that I am starting to call the video as a tutorial. It took me ten-month and twelve-day to decide to use the word Tutorial.
I felt this word is a bit pretentious; this is the reason why I didn’t use it until now. A tutorial is something where you learn something. And with my videos, you can learn something.
Come back there tomorrow to take a look at poster #286. Have a nice day!
