The artist assigned to me for this project was Binki, a Kenyan singer out of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Upon seeing his stage name it immediately made me think of a pacifier. Absolutely no disrespect to him but I knew it would be the centerpiece to my poster. It’s unique and I feel like it invokes more curiosity than something like a photo of him.
I wanted to keep it very minimalistic while only showing the most important info-artist, date, & location. Colors were derived from the branding for the most recent Block Party over the previous summer. They’re very bright and instantly grab your attention.
While creating the poster I listened to most of his music and these were a couple that stood out to me;