Acoustic Poster Design

Submitted by Kscho77 on Mon, 2008-08-25 19:50.

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This is an 11x17 poster that I have put together to promote the acoustic act that includes myself and a good friend of mine. My approach was to show that our gigs are all about having fun and to show that we do not take ourselves very seriously on stage. I think the photos may do the job of that but I would like to get opinions before I show it around. Thanks Alot. BTW, we do mostly covers and a few originals. Very Buffett influenced, but we're all over the board as far as style.

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Abosolutely...

Submitted by Leaky Penny on Tue, 2008-08-26 05:16.

bitchin' poster. I'd shrink the circle ( picture included) and the three pics to the right to give them more room to breath.

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Thank You

Submitted by Kscho77 on Tue, 2008-08-26 13:22.

for the advice. I will tweak the elements and see how it looks.

personally i'd remove the

Submitted by gwells on Tue, 2008-08-26 14:18.

personally i'd remove the main image from the circle and have that be the full-bleed background. i don't know what putting it in the circle really adds and it's cropping the two of you in a way that directs your attention to the hats and neon light in the middle of the image. the headstock of the guitar on the left is more prominent than the face on the right.

I would suggest you get a photographer (doesn't have to be a pro, even just a friend who knows how to handle a camera and frame a shot) to take a shot of the two of you with a less distracting background for the main shot. and make sure there's some open space around the two of you or on one side so you have room to crop, if needed, or to place those other images and/or text.

a few little nitpicks on the text. you don't really need a colon after "provided by" or "appearing live at." And if you're capitalizing, it should be "Appearing Live at," with the "at" lower case.

I would leave out the "Join us as" and make the phrase "We throw convention..." let it be a declarative statement about who you are. the "appearing live at" talks to where you'll be.