Research into Poster Design

 Here are a few examples of poster advertisements for CD releases. What is mainly presented here is the artist or a type of iconic image that represents them. What is also a main feature is the name of the artist and the name of the album being promoted. This is because it's the main aspect of what they want the audience to see. It is the main focus and therefore they want to express it most eye catching and appealing as possible.

The colours  which are used are all contrasting, creating the elements to stand out against each other. For example the 'Basement Jaxx' type is a bright yellow, positioned against a dark background. This influences the text to then jump out at the audience as it creates a bold contrast.

From looking at these various media texts, even though they are completely different genres they all have similar aspects. They are all bold and eye catching. They all sell quickly what they are advertising through the use of image and type.

This is what I need to include in my ancillary texts to make them stand out and get the information straight to the point. I need to think of an iconic image which will be easily remembered and then when seen immediately associated with my media product.