Graphic Design. Print Blog / The Year Movie Posters Turned Gray by COLOURlovers. Recently we shared a project that visualized the history of colors in movie posters from 1914 to present.
Those visualizations showed a striking shift as blue has been feature more and more prominently over the years. It also highlights Hollywood's love of those complementary colors orange and blue. This is something that gets brought up and ranted about every so often, and when I went to browse through the movie posters of films released this year, I fully expected to see the usual orange and blue trends. 60+ Really awesome Typography Showcases. We all know it – “A picture is worth a thousand words“.
This is certainly true in most cases but clever use of typography can also turn words into pictures and then interesting things start to happen. Some people experiment with the idea of turning typography into art and pictures and I believe the results can be very interesting and inspiring. 11 Essential Tips for Good Print Typography.