1.29.10 // there is a way to be good again

i know these aren't photographs, but i've decided that designs count! for our first assignment in advertising design we had to make a movie poster for 'the kite runner' in the style of an important historical designer. i chose saul bass. for those of you who don't know him, he did a lot of posters for alfred hitchcock movies, as well as some title sequences. his style is characterized mainly by simplicity. almost no emphasis was placed on the actors, but rather on the story. in his work he would break down story elements into their simplest form; if you were to take away any part of his designs, they probably wouldn't make much sense.



i like the first one better. i dunno, i just think it's easier on the eyes. matt said the black background doesn't seem appropriate. it's true, it makes it seem darker than it should.