Poster analysis 1

Kings of Leon

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Conventions met:

• Brand identity.
• Name of band.
• Name of album.

What is good about the poster:

With minimal to no information this would be a great poster to use by roads or places which are passed at speed. This is because the shattering bulb at the top matches the one of the album establishing the brand identity. The x-ray of a skull attracts the eye simply because of its size and the contrast of white on black. There are conventions of both the skull and light bulb. A light bulb can be seen as a new idea in this case that new idea could be shattered, or it could mean light. The breaking of it going into darkness or a place no one else has gone before. The skull can mean death or fear these comply with the idea of the bulb, 'death of an idea?' or 'fear of the unknown'. These are in my idea negative thoughts, and don't comply with the genre.

What is bad:

Because of the minimalistic approach it doesn't give the audience much information, no date of release, no recommended place to buy it and no website to visit. I think that simple can be best however when it is this simplistic I don't think it is effective or helpful. Therefore when looking to do simplistic beware of missing important conventions.