Four Minimalist Movie Posters

March will be full of creatures at my blog 365 Projects and I've been scheduling posts in advance so I'm not tied to the computer on weekends.

Yesterday I made the following 4 monster movie posters.

Teen Wolf. There's a bad moon on the rise.
Arachnophobia. Yeah, that's right... I'm bad.
Slither. Let the hunt begin
Mimic. Funny Shoes.

It's a blast to distill a movie into a simple image. 

Learning From Experience Poster

Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes of bad judgement. You may run into  problems but the journey is always interesting.

I did this design for a class where the goal was to utilize simple shapes to show movement while using the golden mean.



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Rube Goldberg Salad Making Machine Poster Print

I heard a stick of butter fall off a shelf inside the frig and ricochet downward. I thought, wouldn't it be great if your food could prepare itself. The salad making machine is a bit more work than the traditional method but would be a lot more entertaining.

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Your Purpose In Life Poster Print

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as warning to others. It's good to give people a heads up.

I particularly like the dynamics of the large circle teetering off the edge while the smaller circle strives to keep everything balanced.

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If At First You Don't Succeed Skydiving Is Not For You Poster Print

I fight the impulse to do stupid things. Sometimes I give in but so far I've manged to stay in one piece.

Every once in a while you get lucky and fly through gorgeous clouds. This was a good day.

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Statue of Liberty Silhouette Poster

I did this illustration as artwork for an  announcement for someone who just became a United States citizen. I left the text out for this posting.

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What Happens Around the Campfire Stays At The Campfire Poster Print

I adore this sweet vintage illustration and the rustic wood branch font is so much fun.

The illustration was from a 1920's songbook and the girls clothing resembles 1920s era Girl Scout uniforms.

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Vacation In A Can

I've admired these magnetic metal spice containers at Ikea but have been stumped for a use.

I made a fake vintage postcard using two of my photos. The tins allow for an image 3.5 inches in diameter. We collect sand everywhere we travel so I had some available to insert in the tin.

The depth was a bit more than I wanted so I put 2 layers of corrugated cardboard behind the printed image.

The photo came out very blue because every time I got near a light source the plastic lid had reflected images. My inner 12 year old goes Blue Hawaii and giggles. The tin insert actually looks like the image above but with sand.

How To Make Mini Saddle Stitched Notebooks Made From Comic Books

Somehow my kids keep ending up with free comic books which they don't read.   I wanted to do something with them other than the recycling bin so I started making mini notebooks that I enclose with my Stray Squirrels Etsy items.

Remove the staples from your comic book.

Tear the double pages into single pages and choose the best looking side to be the front side of the cover.

I made these booklets with 3 sheets of white paper which makes a 6 page booklet.
 

Determine how wide your cover will be and put a tape mark on the stapler so you know how far in to staple. My finished booklets are 3 1/8" x 5". Each page will make two booklets so you need to do 2 sets of staples. I just eyeball it but you can measure if you prefer the spacing to be exact.

The cover now has 4 staples. The paper I happen to be using is tabloid size but regular copy paper works better.

I use a bone folder to press down the staples if they aren't laying nicely. This is an excellent stapler so it isn't an issue, but some of my other staplers don't work as well.

Fold the spine along the staple line using your hands. Use the bone folder to make a crisper fold along the spine.





















Cut the long edge of the booklet. Again, mine is 3 1/8 inches wide. Turn the book so the spine is along the top edge of the cutter and trim one end. Trim the other end so the booklet is 10 inches long. Cut the booklet in half so you have two, 5 inch long pieces.

Buffy hopped up on the table to supervise and became a little jealous when she wasn't in the photos.