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June Poster Design for Harley’s Lounge

May 30th, 2010

For the June poster design, I used a close-up photo of some old barn wood for the back­ground. I love the rugged look of the wood. It has such a great, weath­ered char­ac­ter and so much depth. I added a lit­tle flare and con­trast with three brightly col­ored gears. The way the gears over­lap each other com­bined with the bright col­ors almost make it look like a bou­quet of flowers.

I wanted the words to look some­what hand drawn, but very leg­i­ble. I kept the font col­ors very light with white, blue, and gray. Two fonts were used, one for the title, and the other for every­thing else. Both have rough edges and irreg­u­lar­i­ties that give them a hand drawn effect.

Also, drop shad­ows help set the copy apart from the back­ground and improve read­abil­ity. The final design is an inter­est­ing mix of his­tor­i­cal char­ac­ter and ener­getic vigor. Harley’s Lounge is one of the few venues in Mar­quette that sup­ports local music and I am proud to design their monthly posters.

Tags: Graphic Design, Posters

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