RESEARCH...

Ancillary Task 2- Tour Poster:
My second ancillary task is to create a tour poster displaying what would be Vanessa Carlton's (Melissa) upcoming tour. Thinking about what I wish to incorporate, I instantly visualise quite a large, dominant image of Melissa as this is what people would expect to see. Having seen many tour posters before, I already have quite a clear idea of the common codes and conventions used; however to refresh my memory and to be absolutely clear on what my design should look like, I conducted further research into tour posters in general.

Immediately it became clear that the majority of tour posters are quite bold and eye-catching. I hope to create one that is both of these.

Rhianna's tour poster displays tour information using a banner at the bottom- a convention I may include.

This then led me to consider the colour scheme. Having referred back to our Style Guide, I already have the basic colours in mind: red, black and white and plan to include Gothic conventions, therefore I shall place greater emphasis on the font- ensuring it is also eye-catching.

After analysing further existing tour posters, it seems their designs can go either two ways: simple and quite clean-cut or busy with every inch of space covered. Here are two rather prominent examples of the simple design, the design that I favour:

The key image dominates the poster, her name is large and eye-catching and the colour scheme is very consistent.

 Here is the second example:

This poster is my favourite design and uses the same colour scheme that I will be using. I like the idea of using an action shot as my image- connatively, it portrays the impression that tour will be action-packed and fun!

After listing several various similarities and differences in terms of conventions, I have decided that personally, I prefer the more clean-cut version. I think with the other, there is a risk of getting carried away and over-crowding the space.

Lily-May Smythe