Summer of Soul
Client Hulu x Talenthouse
Poster for promo of Summer of Soul Documentary Film
Created in Procreate & Adobe Photoshop
For this project I was tasked with creating a retro concert style poster for the Questlove Documentary Film “Summer of Soul”.
My intention when creating this poster design, was to display a feeling of not only celebration and victory, but also a subtle sense of defiance. I opted to use the fist to clearly display that immediate feeling of recognizable defiance. Also by turning the word “soul” into the fingers, I feel it conveys the message that soul is not only a part of us as black people but also a major component in how we express ourselves and deliver our message (as those fingers grip the microphone). I chose to angle the fist to convey this feeling of forceful motion, gripping the microphone in the air to let all of our voices be heard. I feel this message sits well in the 60’s and the message can fit well into our society today.
