Comments on: How to Photograph a Design Poster

By: JK

JK — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:29:41 +0000

If I remember correctly, I don’t think I actually collected any landscape oriented images. They all seemed to be portrait, as most posters are.

By: Ross Luebe

Ross Luebe — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:40:46 +0000

Great poster! The first time I saw someone holding a poster like that it was a simple, straight forward Helvetica design and I felt like the person holding the work was there to remind me of the human element.

Did you omit people holding landscape oriented designs because it would disrupt the layout of this critique?

By: JK

JK — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:41:21 +0000

Thanks for the compliments. Well, that goes for everyone, not just Ralph. But I digress... To answer your question regarding my tattoo: behind the heart are the initials of my lady rendered in my "ribbon type".

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:46:38 +0000

Cool, I like your project. I did similar projects like that in my art class. The inner posters looks like giant pictures of the parts of the background behind you (including you). I can see your tattoo on your left arm in the photo. Nice heart, but what is that behind it? Anyway, your project looks marvelous. Keep up the good work. (and so am I)

By: Random Boy

Random Boy — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:45:14 +0000

Brilliant; not sure why some people are offended by this? It seems to me to comment on a current trend; which is well thought out and produced well.

By: charlotte

charlotte — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:28:32 +0000

thank you, wish I made this
I was saving up annoying posters with fingers to make all posters equally (empty) white, but I like your idea better!

By: boring

boring — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:48:44 +0000

petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty petty wahhh is all i hear.

By: JK

JK — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:13:16 +0000

I find it convenient that you have not left a real website or e-mail address to reply to. As Garus Booth has pointed out, originally this technique was used to show the scale of a poster. I get that and it is very effective at doing so (though how important is the scale information?). But when something like this reaches a certain critical mass, we have a responsibility to react to and question that trend. Now, you may not like the results of my efforts, but saying that examining the trend is a worthless endeavor is an apt example of the sad state of flock mentality within young designers.

By: JK

JK — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:12:13 +0000

I find it convenient that you have not left a real e-mail address to reply to.

By: boring

boring — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:32:43 +0000

stop wasting paper and my oxygen and get a freaking life.