If you’ve ever had the fortune/misfortune of creating your own poster or book or music “cover”, you know that it can be both exhilarating and frustrating. You want to create something that catches the eye instantly and communicates as much as possible while hopefully giving audiences a healthy curiosity/interest in what you’re selling.
So with that in mind, here are 9 minimalist movie posters, just about all of which I think are clever as hell:
Choosing a favorite among the ones presented is really, really hard. But if pressed, my choice would be the two Hitchcock films, with this one, a minimalist poster for Psycho, taking the ultimate prize:
If you like this, then check out the others, they’re well worth it.