If you were asked to design a Pearl Jam Poster...

BlackCircle

What would you draw inspiration from?
What theme or idea or concept would you use?

I'm asking, because after 32 years, it seems as though most concepts have been explored to some degree...
Sports Teams, Animals, Space, Skulls, Death, Trees, Stamps, Postcards, Skulls, Birds, Vintage Ads, Cartoons, Cowboys, Indians, Psychedelic, Modern, Video Games, Race cars, Boats, The Ocean, Punk, Industry, Politics, Religion, Playing Cards... 

What hasn't been done and what would you do differently that another artist hasn't done?  

Just curious, since there seems to be so many "critics" of the posters the last few years... how would you design a poster?  
What would it look like?

Tim Simmons

Patterns that are so complex

lastexitlondon

Local connection maybe

matt3846

I don’t know what it would look like, but after watching the signed posters thread I’d make it a rule to have plenty of blank space for autographs.

JojoRice

I would do a design that incorporates the city/area that the show was taking place.  

mace1229

One of those 3D images that you have to stare at and maybe get.

lastexitlondon

Yeah definitely  country and city  relevance and some gold  on there 

GlowGirl

Pearl Jam should hold a contest for 10C members to design a poster. Winner gets their poster made and sold at a show. I would love to see the entry's for that.

demetrios

lastexitlondon said:

Local connection maybe

apirk72

Tim Simmons said:

Patterns that are so complex

Maybe next tour Dan Flashes could do a poster

motleygunner

mace1229 said:

One of those 3D images that you have to stare at and maybe get.

I have years of hostility pent up from never being able to see them due to an issue with one of my eyes.

hairgrowth2001

lastexitlondon said:

Local connection maybe

Always like to see connection to the city.

demetrios

pjruss

I’d have the Blimp hovering/flying over a city. In the city below, you’d see a couple things that made the city recognizable (like if it was St. Louis, you’d see the arc, as an example).
The Pearl Jam and other pertinent info would be on the blimp. 

Or one of those planes that has the advertising sign flying behind it, whichever looked better. 

I couldn’t even come close to being able to draw it myself though. I can barely draw a stick figure. 

And I’d imagine this, or something very similar, has been done by some artist for some band at some point. If not….BK…..all yours 😂

lexicondevil

Like others have said, the subject matter should be tied to the area that the show is held. It should be an artist local to the area/region. I also prefer designs that have space. The super busy, overly detailed posters are unappealing to me. Not really into cartoony images all that much. I know most people like the hot dog poster, but if I got that I'd sell it in a minute.

motleygunner

pjruss said:

I’d have the Blimp hovering/flying over a city. In the city below, you’d see a couple things that made the city recognizable (like if it was St. Louis, you’d see the arc, as an example).
The Pearl Jam and other pertinent info would be on the blimp. 

Or one of those planes that has the advertising sign flying behind it, whichever looked better. 

I couldn’t even come close to being able to draw it myself though. I can barely draw a stick figure. 

And I’d imagine this, or something very similar, has been done by some artist for some band at some point. If not….BK…..all yours 😂

IMHO, this thread is exactly what online art generators are for. I pasted in your post and added a few keywords (pearl jam, etc.) and here is what came out...Pretty postery if you ask me.

pjruss

motleygunner said:

pjruss said:

I’d have the Blimp hovering/flying over a city. In the city below, you’d see a couple things that made the city recognizable (like if it was St. Louis, you’d see the arc, as an example).
The Pearl Jam and other pertinent info would be on the blimp. 

Or one of those planes that has the advertising sign flying behind it, whichever looked better. 

I couldn’t even come close to being able to draw it myself though. I can barely draw a stick figure. 

And I’d imagine this, or something very similar, has been done by some artist for some band at some point. If not….BK…..all yours 😂

IMHO, this thread is exactly what online art generators are for. I pasted in your post and added a few keywords (pearl jam, etc.) and here is what came out...Pretty postery if you ask me.

Looks pretty cool to me. Especially considering one of these talented PJ poster artists would make it pop even more. 

elvistheking44

GlowGirl said:

Pearl Jam should hold a contest for 10C members to design a poster. Winner gets their poster made and sold at a show. I would love to see the entry's for that.

They did. Can’t remember the prize, it wasn’t the poster sold at the show, but this contest did happen.

RS65573

What program created this? Pretty cool. If words were 300% bigger, its not bad.

northern spirit

Mount Everest. With an unclaimed BIG BOLD FREE flag on top 

motleygunner

Shutterstock did that one... There are a ton out there. hotpot.ai does some fun ones. https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img is a good one... 

DeepAI.org can let you pick different shaped images... Here's a couple Washington DC ones using your idea:

motleygunner

northern spirit said:

Mount Everest. With an unclaimed BIG BOLD FREE flag on top 

HughFreakingDillon

I always wanted to commission a Sunfest 93 since they didn’t do gig posters yet. 

Two ideas:
1) with it being held just outside Gimli Manitoba, a detailed pic of Gimli from Lord Of The Rings with “Pearl Jam” interwoven as his braids, and “PJ” on his helmet crest, Sunfest written on his belt buckle, etc. 




2) a take on the actual viking statue in the town, but with the face of Ed and the rest of the band as pigeons shitting on him or eating birdseed around the base. And the Stickman logo could use the Sunfest logo as the head. 

I liked the idea of “dystopian future” that have been on some. 

Maybe homage to other bands that inspired them. 

motleygunner

HughFreakingDillon said:

I always wanted to commission a Sunfest 93 since they didn’t do gig posters yet. 

Two ideas:
1) with it being held just outside Gimli Manitoba, a detailed pic of Gimli from Lord Of The Rings with “Pearl Jam” interwoven as his braids, and “PJ” on his helmet crest, Sunfest written on his belt buckle, etc. 




2) a take on the actual viking statue in the town, but with the face of Ed and the rest of the band as pigeons shitting on him or eating birdseed around the base. And the Stickman logo could use the Sunfest logo as the head. 

I liked the idea of “dystopian future” that have been on some. 

Maybe homage to other bands that inspired them. 

How about these... I have 0 artistic ability... Not claiming any!

2-feign-reluctance

Characters from these forums. Now that would be interesting! 

BlackCircle

Loujoe

Beach with one of those planes pulling show info. Would have worked for Asbury Park show. Next time.

Maybe a yellow snow script for the show they finally do in AK? No disrespect. I think it would be funny. Esp a foil variant. There could be a few empty crushed up beer cans in the snow too with opener/venue info.

BlackCircle

Loujoe said:

Beach with one of those planes pulling show info. Would have worked for Asbury Park show. Next time.

Maybe a yellow snow script for the show they finally do in AK? No disrespect. I think it would be funny. Esp a foil variant. There could be a few empty crushed up beer cans in the snow too with opener/venue info.

Just curious.... what is a "yellow snow script"?   

Poncier

BlackCircle said:

Loujoe said:

Beach with one of those planes pulling show info. Would have worked for Asbury Park show. Next time.

Maybe a yellow snow script for the show they finally do in AK? No disrespect. I think it would be funny. Esp a foil variant. There could be a few empty crushed up beer cans in the snow too with opener/venue info.

Just curious.... what is a "yellow snow script"?   

Didn't you ever "write your name in the snow"?

tempo_n_groove

I'd never use that horrible yellow and brown that you see on a bunch of the posters nowadays.  It hurts my eyes...

JimmyV

Architecture usually makes for a nice poster. I'd start there.

No skulls, ever.