IDEA Grad 2025 Cohort 2 create movie posters that conceptually represents the theme and storyline of the plot
The first project in IDES 142 Survey and Principles of Design II with Vida Jurcic was to create a movie poster that conceptually represents the theme and storyline of the plot. They were free to use any design or illustration style.
Check out some conceptual movie poster redesigns by IDEA Grad 2025 Cohort 2 including “Taste of Cherry. طعم گیلاس.” by Narci (shown above)!
“Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” by Ariana Thompson
For our movie poster assignment so decided to tackle “Return of the Jedi” in the Star Wars franchise. This piece tested my capability in hand rendering and digitally painting a piece with dramatic lighting.
“Gemini Man” by Cassie Valenzuela Poon
“Okja” by Chris Rodgers
Okja is a wonderful Korean film by legendary filmmaker Bong Joon Ho about a little girl who must rescue her pet “super pig” from the evil corporation that created its species to be eaten. My poster shows your standard grocery store pork chops with an outline of the poor super pig Okja. The poster is meant to inspire shock and disgust. Like the film, I included English and Korean typography. I consulted with my Korean partner to help treat the Hangul (Korean language) properly.
“Tick, Tick... Boom!” by P. Verdon
Using a metaphor, analogy, parody, pun, or zeitgeist, we were assigned to design a poster for a film or play that captures the essence of what the plot is about. I chose Tick, Tick... Boom! because it was my obsession at the time. I wanted to capture how the main character felt like he was running out of time, while also alluding to the musical aspect of the film.
“Pan’s Labyrinth” by Sofía Izquierdo
For this project, we were asked to design a conceptual poster for a movie. I chose to make it about Pan's Labyrinth by director Guillermo del Toro. In my poster, I wanted to create a visual metaphor with the three main elements of the film, which are the faun, the labyrinth and the little girl. With this, I wanted to show the film's plot: a girl trapped in a gruesome game of puzzles created by the faun.
“Good Time” by Matthew Funk
I was tasked with creating a movie poster using a metaphor, analogy, parody, pun or zeitgeist. The poster was supposed to capture the essence of what the plot is about. The movie, Good Time, is a thriller centred around a criminal running around New York City trying to find a way to gain enough money to bail his brother out of prison. I chose to parody the recognizable pedestrian symbol and implement it alongside a key plot point. Without spoiling anything, this symbol allowed me to inform the viewer that the movie takes place in a city. The character's position created a sense of pursuit that the character both embodies and is faced with. The last detail was the bottle in the figure's hand. A bottle of Sprite is a crucial plot point in the film, so adding something new to a recognizable symbol allowed for visual interest and curiosity. I also based the colour scheme to match that of a Sprite bottle to further cement this idea, without giving too much away.