Re: Project 2

Okay, continuing with the layout of the other posts, here's what I think:

Brittany - Your concept is awesome! And your posters are a really nice combination of minimalist style and grungy texture, which is perfect for those movies. I agree with most of what has already been said in terms of getting rid of the film logos and extra details at the bottom, making the text in the lighthouse and hat a little smaller to match the rat, and grounding the lighthouse. Hopefully you've already started playing around with that. If not, you can always try extending the words into a thin horizon line that grounds it a little, but doesn't stretch to the edges of the page. I do like how they all stay away from the edges and sort of pull you in. Other than that, I would suggest to be careful with printing, especially on the poster printer. The variations in different blacks can show up very clearly on the matte paper, as I've learned with this project. It can sometimes be a cool effect, but sometimes it makes mistakes super obvious.

Shana - Your illustrations and lettering look great and definitely give off the feel of Tim Burton. I agree that you can play around a little bit with spacing in his name to make it a little more connected, and adding "Tim Burton presents" or something similar wouldn't be a bad idea.
One thing that I noticed, and it might just be me, but the Pee Wee poster seems to be a lot darker than the other two. I see what you're doing with the different variations in gray, but when I first saw it, my eye was immediately drawn to that one. Not sure if that's what you're going for, or maybe if my eyes are just weird, but it's something I noticed. Overall I think they are really great. They are very fitting with his movies and your characters are so cute. I'd love to more of his movies done like this.

Monique - I know you have been so stressed out about those explosions! I did like the versions you had before that had a little bit of a bubbly look to them, but I understand it's hard to find a balance with that. Of these, I think I prefer the simplified versions more, with my eye being constantly pulled back to the first one with just one outline. To me, it seems like the layering somewhat takes away from the city inside the explosion, so you just need to find a balance. If you did go with the one in the top left, you might be able to enlarge it a little bit so it is taking up more of the page. That way it really feels like a larger-than-life explosion. Have you decided to do them in black and white?


As for me, I won't post anything. At this point, I feel like I am just psyching myself out over concept and details and why my work doesn't look as good on paper as it does in my head. It seems like everyone feels that way about this assignment. It has definitely been one of the most challenging for me. I've just tried to step away from it for a few days so that before I go to print I can look at it with fresh eyes and make my final adjustments. That's one good reason to avoid procrastinating in the beginning :)