Abbey Sans Poster Idea 3

This poster design uses a very much more structured grid system, using a geometric perspective pattern based on the zebra crossing on the Abbey Road album cover. As a visual device, this pattern works well to draw the viewers eye into the middle of the design where the type is. The ’50 years of abbey road’ now appearing in the abbey sans typeface, sandwiches the main line ‘come together’ however as it’s a different size and colour, it’s obvious how the type is read in the order of the visual hierarchy. The horizontal boxes of the grid system really work well to create a structured and harmonious layout. A range of colour schemes were tested out with the design, ranging from one which uses colourful gradients, which was a bit too colourful for representing Abbey Road and visually seems more suited to an album like Sgt Peppers, all the way to a black and white design which actually works quite nicely in visually representing the album, and the idea of contrast, both in concept and in visuals such as the contrasting black and white of the zebra crossing. Unfortunately when the design is just in black and white, it's harder to get a contrast between the type so its easier to read wrong.