Comments on: Design Process of Creating a Concert Poster http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Adam Clayton http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Adam Clayton Sun, 17 May 2009 03:39:22 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-1331 You should check out concert poster artist Jefferson Wood. His Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Concert Poster was named #18 the best tour poster ever made. Freeking awesome. He also won the CIC Pollstar Poster Contest 1st place best poster of the year twice. If you arene't familiar with his work, check out www.concertpostergraphics.com Be sure to check out his B-52's poster that was voted best poster of 2008 You should check out concert poster artist Jefferson Wood. His Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Concert Poster was named #18 the best tour poster ever made. Freeking awesome. He also won the CIC Pollstar Poster Contest 1st place best poster of the year twice. If you arene’t familiar with his work, check out http://www.concertpostergraphics.com
Be sure to check out his B-52’s poster that was voted best poster of 2008

]]> By: Zeke http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Zeke Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:00:25 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-117 @ fractalfrog - Some of the greatest concert posters of all time assume their own (complete) aesthetic rather than slop the bands logo in... very common amongst the more brilliant poster designers of the 1960s and 70s like Alton Kelly, Bob Masse, and Wes Wilson. This practice is still reflected in concert posters these days as well, check out some of the contemporary greats: http://www.aestheticapparatus.com/portfolio.php?subsection=posters&page=0 http://www.spikepress.com/ @ Janina - Thanks for the kind words! @ fractalfrog - Some of the greatest concert posters of all time assume their own (complete) aesthetic rather than slop the bands logo in… very common amongst the more brilliant poster designers of the 1960s and 70s like Alton Kelly, Bob Masse, and Wes Wilson.

This practice is still reflected in concert posters these days as well, check out some of the contemporary greats:

http://www.aestheticapparatus.com/portfolio.php?subsection=posters&page=0

http://www.spikepress.com/

@ Janina - Thanks for the kind words!

]]> By: Janina http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Janina Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:47:04 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-116 Wow, great job of taking us through the process! I love the end result! Wow, great job of taking us through the process! I love the end result!

]]> By: fractalfrog http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-115 fractalfrog Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:39:05 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-115 Hehe, good luck trying to convince a real client that their logo doesn't fit into your concept ;-) Hehe, good luck trying to convince a real client that their logo doesn’t fit into your concept ;-)

]]> By: Zeke http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Zeke Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:21:30 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-112 Thanks for the comments, fractalfrog. I felt the official Portishead logo did not really fit with poster's aesthetic... hence staying with a consistent typographic style. If that band had more of an established visual brand it would have been easier to justify. I see your point on the end result being a bit "too white"... I might play around with an inverted version of the design. Over all, "the client" was very pleased. Thanks for the comments, fractalfrog. I felt the official Portishead logo did not really fit with poster’s aesthetic… hence staying with a consistent typographic style. If that band had more of an established visual brand it would have been easier to justify. I see your point on the end result being a bit “too white”… I might play around with an inverted version of the design.

Over all, “the client” was very pleased.

]]> By: fractalfrog http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/2009/design-process-of-creating-a-concert-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-111 fractalfrog Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:44:30 +0000 http://www.zekeshore.com/blog/?p=86#comment-111 Thank you for describing the entire creative process. As a a fellow designer and art director as well as a big Portishead fan it was an interesting read. Strong concept even though the end result was a bit "too white" for my taste and I would like to have seen the official Portishead logo on the poster as well. What did "the client" think about the final result? I've been fortunate enough to have been to two Portihead concerts :-) They did some amazing visuals - spinning and morphing patterns using just white light as well as black and white movie clips. Who needs color?! Bah, Humbug! ;-) Thank you for describing the entire creative process. As a a fellow designer and art director as well as a big Portishead fan it was an interesting read. Strong concept even though the end result was a bit “too white” for my taste and I would like to have seen the official Portishead logo on the poster as well.
What did “the client” think about the final result?

I’ve been fortunate enough to have been to two Portihead concerts :-) They did some amazing visuals - spinning and morphing patterns using just white light as well as black and white movie clips. Who needs color?! Bah, Humbug! ;-)

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