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Finding the invisible in movie posters

Lately I've been geeking out on geometry in design.

A thing called 'dynamic symmetry' excited me quite a bit, so I tried it on a bunch of movie posters and wrote this article with a bunch of examples. 

Click here for more:  https://www.geminianum.com/blog/invisible-in-movie-posters

Jaws (1975) Designed by Roger Kastel

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018) Designed by CheckMorris

The King (2017) Designed by Brandon Schaefer

The Disciple (2020) Designed by Midnight Marauder

La French (2014) Designed by Akiko Stehrenberger

La Notte (1961) Designed by Keiko Kimura

Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) Designed by Johan Brosow

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Coffee & posters... could be a Jarmusch movie?

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The road to a finished movie poster is often long and winding—it can take weeks, months or more (!) to reach the destination. Client choosing the right concept feels like half the job is done, but in many ways, it’s only a new beginning… I’ll stop before getting too philosophical :)

These four examples of my past projects show selected concepts vs. final designs, side by side.

Learn more about how I make movie posters here: https://www.geminianum.com/my-process

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My latest work—the official theatrical poster for Karen (2021), a thriller written and directed by Coke Daniels.

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Just as the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was starting, I got this Japanese beauty from Taschen…

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About last night—my first watch of Suspiria (1977) at the Pula Film Festival. I can’t imagine a better place for this than the Roman amphitheatre.

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Hello. I love your movie poster designs. What are your rates for commission to do an original concept in Saul Bass style?

Hi! Thanks for the kind words! For my design rates and any other questions you’d like to discuss, please shoot me an email! (there’s a contact on my website: https://www.geminianum.com)

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Model: Petra D.

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New poster work—Padmavyuha is a short thriller exploring religious themes, written and directed by Raj Krishna.

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This year I finally fell in love with Antonioni, so here’s a poster for La Notte 🌙 his masterpiece from 1961, made between L’Avvetura and L’Eclisse.

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Intuition

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On green concrete

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Petra D.

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Petra D.

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Poster for Amator (1979) by Krzysztof Kieślowski. One of my favourite movies.

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My fan poster for The Lighthouse (2019).

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My first encounter with Letraset was love at first sight!