We’ve been finding alot of these minimalist movie posters floating around the web these past few weeks. As long as they stay awesome, I don’t see any reason why they can’t continue; especially when purchasing them is for a good cause.
Graphic designer Matt Needle has put together these snappy, matching Hitchcock posters together in an effort to help out the people of Haiti in their relief. 50% of all the proceeds from the sale of these posters goes directly to Haiti aid relief. Or just look at them and revel in their coolness. But if you wanna help out, head over to Needle Design & Illustration a pick up a set of these awesome prints.
Did we ever post the TV ones from a couple of months ago? (OOOPS, yep: http://www.rowthree.com/2009/11/17/minimalist-tv-show-posters/ )
They seem to have resurfaced again today after The Hollywood Reporter ran a piece on them:
http://steelcloset.com/2010/02/09/44-amazing-minimalist-tv-posters/
Just stop, stop!!! These are retarded, it’s just Hitchcock’s fucking sillouette matched with the an important thing from the movie in the middle of his head. It’s dumb, and the Tarantino ones were barely any better (Well I actually really liked the Death Proof one, but everything else was dumb). At least this guy’s doing it for charity and not just for fun…
Really, Drew? There is an elegance in design that these have (sometimes going simple is actually the hardest thing to do!) that the usual floaty heads and reams of ad-copy and pull quotes fail to do.
There is real value in how the designers boil a film down to its essence or focus on a single detail in the designs.
I love ‘em.
Would you rather have an emphasis on these types of design?
Agree Kurt. As mentioned on the Cinecast this week, I’m not sure I would only want of these in my room, but as a set these things are really nice looking. Similar to an Andy Warhol, but not so… grating and gaudy.
I’m with Drew on this. Being unlike Transformers is not enough to be considered worthwhile in my book, these posters suck ass.
Some of the posters in the past have been cool, but these are nothing. Some times, things are so experimental, anybody could have done them. Like jumping up and down in front of a camera. These have too little brain behind them to be considered worthwhile.
It doesn’t require “brain” necessarily. It requires a sense of style; which these posters clearly have.
Also, because “anyone” could have done them is not reason enough to dismiss them. “Anyone” could’ve written and performed most of Nirvana’s music – and a lot of The Beatles actually. But the point is that “anyone” did not write them. John Lennon did. He was creative enough to put these together. Not someone else. They don’t suck ass.
If you are really comparing these posters to John Lennons music, then we are really operating on different levels in terms of perceiving the world. I see no connection, you do, fair enough.
Never compared the posters to The Beatles. Just pointing out your stupid justification for why you don’t like them. Nice try though.
I don’t know, I find the posters intellectually lazy. Which is probably why Andrew likes them.
Boom!
Speaking of intellectually lazy posters… Matt Gamble everyone!
ZING!
Yeah you pointed it out by assuming that the same could be said about The Beatles. I disagree.
I don’t like them because they are shallow, uninteresting and unimpressive. Thus leading to my conclusion that almost anybody could have made them, because almost anybody can make things that are shallow, uninteresting and unimpressive.
after the Tarantino posters, I’m going to have to agree that these seem really lazy and unthoughtful.
I can accept that maybe they’re not particularly deep. But I still think as a set they look pretty cool.
its the North By Northwest one i find particularly insulting. ‘hmmm, i have a plane, but its not obvious enough. how about i put N and a NW in there with arrows pointing right to them’
Going with this style (which I really like), I have to admit I’d probably go with a drain instead of the knife in the Psycho one; but I really really like these overall. As Kurt said, I would take these posters over almost anything else I see in the multiplex these days.
And if one were to arrange all of these together in an interesting way, as a set they would look fantastic in a home theater or a game room or something.