Text Design

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I believe that this poster (for the movie Burlesque), exemplifies the "master design" principles that we have discussed in class and read about in Go Mediazine.  Primarily, there is a lot of good contrast in this poster. It is all black and white, with the exception of the title, going down the center of the poster, and the main characters' lips and the tagline. This draws the viewer's eyes to the title and the tagline, and also to the actresses' faces. The poster seems simple, and not at all too busy.

Secondly, the designer stuck to two different fonts  when he or she was making the poster, which helps to make it effective. The title of the movie is the only text written in a designer font, which draw's the viewer's eyes right away. This font also conveys a little information about the movie (that it is about show business) which also is a nice touch. The rest of the text on the poster is in a normal, san serif font, which allows the viewer to read it naturally without being distracted from the major points of the poster.

The poster has a good layout, and a sense of balance (between the characters, black and white, and everything else) is definitely achieved. I believe that this poster is a good example of all of the Master Design principles.