Well Designed Posters
The Beaumaris Food Festival poster is a fun and energetic
design. The words Food Festival are centered, bolded, and are yellow. The deep,
mustard yellow is the only one of its kind on the page, so the viewer knows
exactly what event is going on. The date, time, prices and location are also centered
and in proportion to each other. All the information needed to know the correct
details of the event are on the poster and easily readable. The logo for the
festival is on top and a different color than the other pictures on display.
The outlined foods and drinks on the perimeter of the page catch the eye and
make the viewer interested in attending the event if all those tasty foods will
be there. Having the foods in different colors makes for a colorful feel and
blends in well with the color of the title and event details. The foods also
are relevant to the festival and not random images. The bolded words “bigger
and better than ever” are backed up by the verity of foods shown throughout the
poster. 
The Unplugged poster is a dramatic and eye-catching design. The
colors turquoise, white, black, and red blend together to not be overwhelming
for the viewer, but contrast enough to stand out. The thick, rectangle lines
branching out from a center point draws the eye towards the main writing of the
poster. They are not too busy but take up just the right amount of space. The name of the event, dates, times, and location are all center and aligned
to the top right of the poster. There are lines separating each piece of
information so the view correctly obtains all the proper details. Underneath the
colored design, there is information about ticket prices, where to get them,
and a logo. Having this information on the bottom fills in blank space that the
poster would have had without it. The gray background color does not clash with
the color scheme and creates a professional aesthetic. The font is consistent throughout
the poster because it stays in the same font family. There are different sizes and
bold texts that empathizes important titles and descriptions. 
The NEC “Go Places” poster design has an outdoor, nature
feeling that draws the viewer in to look at more detail about the beautiful
background the poster displays. Instead of a plain color, there are mountains,
foliage, and a lake. The picturesque scene created may be a more interesting
place than where the viewer currently is. If true, the view would want to know
how to travel to the environment depicted. The New Explorers Club is briefly
described in a green font that goes with the outdoor vibe. The information needed
to contact the club are below the description long with the Instagram logo and
their handle. All the writing is on a pine green, slanted rectangle on the bottom
of the page so it is not distracted by the canoe. The pine green text fits with
the theme and color scheme. In the top left, there is a logo with the same
colors. No text or symbol sticks out in a negative way. The white, thin lines
branching from the perimeter lead focus to the center slogan of “Go Places”. Other well designed examples:
Poorly Designed Posters
The strong and vibrant yellow color to this poster is an
automatic turn off to the eye. The amount of text included makes the design
overwhelming and busy. Because there is too much going on, the viewer cannot
clearly tell what the poster is event for. To be effective, the main event or
message must be clear to even make a person walking by to stop and take a
closer look. The man depicted in the center of the poster must be the singer,
comedian, or dancer that is staring in the performance. The line structure that
is blocking off certain sections is forcing the text to be sideways or
diagonal. It is inconvenient for the viewer to tilt their head to find out what
event they are attending. There is also minuscule text that goes across the top
of the page. The red circles that are randomly dispersed throughout the poster
do not make sense or have any purpose to relaying the message. There is no flow, theme, or color scheme to
the poster which makes it extremely difficult to grasp information from. 
The Quiksilver poster design is messy, busy, and
overwhelming for the eye. The artist creating the poster was maybe trying to
have a graffiti drawing design but it did not work. To be able to even read a
single word on the page besides the Quiksilver logo in black and red on the top
left, the viewer must stop and take an extra amount of time. Words depicted
include US, part of New York, and PRO. All the lettering of the text are different
sizes and shapes. The color of all the writing is while outlined in black, so
there is not any distinction to make words stick out. The design is sectioned
out into six smaller pictures. Some include a beach, a car, a building, and
other. The rest are not clear to the viewer. There is no message or details about
the poster except for the logo. There should be details about the products,
prices, or where the brand can be purchased. Overall there beach theme attempting
to be portrayed is a failures and makes the audience confused instead of
wanting to look deeper in to what they are seeing. 
This Die Hard poster is another example of design that has too much going out that makes the over all look displeasing to the eye. The color scheme is consistent, but the bright red is too overpowering compared to the other colors. There is no clear description about what the poster is promoting. Underneath the bolded logo on top, a small release date is in white, but besides that there is no infomation about where to get tickets, the time, or pricing. The text talking about the event is very tiny. The viewer would have to stop and take an extremely close look to see what the poster is talking about. The images are in proportion to the others, but do not relate to the overall theme.
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