P4 Poster

 Poster:

Process:

I created a new print canvas in Affinity Designer in size A0 (as it will be large for the bus stop advertisement) and started with a plain black background. The first element I added was the ident I previously created which I resized and placed at the top of the poster. I then sourced an image of a boy curled up in a ball as this was my initial main idea for the poster. I used the website remove.bg to remove the background and placed the edited image into the centre of the poster. I slightly lowered the saturation of the image to make it suit the gloomy theme I wanted to create. Next I added a white circle graphic behind the boy to create the idea of it being a spotlight which is highlighting that he is the focus of the show. I added an outer glow effect to the circle to make it look brighter. I then added in text which states the release date of the show and its tagline. For this I wanted to use a typewriter style font so I downloaded one from dafont.com. I used white text so that it is clear against the dark background and matches the dull colour scheme (further making the ident stand out). I added in the BBC iPlayer and BBCThree logos to meet the conventions of BBC posters and to clearly show where it can be accessed. Lastly, I decided to add in an image of the ocean as an overlay at the top of the poster because this is an important recurring image in the show. Initially I wasn't happy with the colour of the image so I used the colour overlay effect in bright blue. I then reduced the opacity of the image to make it appear as though it is blending into the background.  

Exporting:

I exported the final poster as a high resolution (300dpi) PNG in order for it to be suitable for print. It is 9934 x 14044 pixels so that it can be used for a bus stop advertisement.