The Dark Crystal - Movie Poster Redesign
Photoshop Composite + UX Design
Objectives
Utilizing Photoshop, redesign a poster for a classic movie with composite layers, blending, and other effects to create an eye catching poster. Additionally, the poster design is expanded out into a mobile phone and desktop web interface with scalable UI features.
This design features The Dark Crystal, originally released to theaters in 1982. This film has a dark fantasy aesthetic that is carried out in the poster, drawing the viewing into a world full of adventure.
Solution
Utilizing Photoshop, create a composite by blending various photo and art elements together. Theme has to be expandable to mobile and web platforms, as well as have both an official movie poster and a call to action version.
Various images were gathered from the internet and official Dark Crystal pages, combined with textures to create a unique effect of imagery popping out from a manuscript.
Examples of assets used:
Completed Poster
Poster Mockups
Web and Mobile UX
The poster design was further expanded into a desktop site and smartphone mobile application. The UX design focused on highlighting the illustrative aspects to engage the audience and then feature videos and links to further explore the world of The Dark Crystal
Additional Applications
