{"id":35729,"date":"2022-06-20T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T11:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=35729"},"modified":"2023-04-20T08:38:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:38:49","slug":"7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"7 modern poster ideas for bands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/vinyl-albums-that-come-with-awesome-posters\/\">Posters<\/a><\/strong> are great as a standalone merch item, a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/cd-poster\/\">packaging for your CD<\/a><\/strong>, or as an add-on to your album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they&#8217;re done right, they&#8217;re a good promo item and fans would want to collect them, too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you decide on the concept and design of your poster, here are seven <strong>contemporary poster ideas<\/strong> to get inspiration from.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f003e6d32c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f003e6d32c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#1-chuck-sperry-%e2%80%93-firehouse-the-cramps\" >#1. CHUCK SPERRY &#8211; FIREHOUSE THE CRAMPS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#2-james-eads-%e2%80%93-black-keys-sacramento\" >#2. JAMES EADS &#8211; BLACK KEYS SACRAMENTO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#3-legends-of-jazz\" >#3. LEGENDS OF JAZZ<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#4-wilco-%e2%80%93-the-concert-2009-portrait\" >#4. WILCO &#8211; THE CONCERT 2009 PORTRAIT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#5-blanksys-space-girl-with-the-bird\" >#5 BLANKSY&#8217;S SPACE GIRL WITH THE BIRD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#6-mt-rushmore-%e2%80%93-shrine-of-democracy\" >#6. MT. RUSHMORE &#8211; SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-modern-poster-ideas-for-bands\/#7-ramones\" >#7. RAMONES<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-chuck-sperry-%e2%80%93-firehouse-the-cramps\"><\/span><b>#1. CHUCK SPERRY &#8211; FIREHOUSE THE CRAMPS<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chuck-Sperry-Firehouse-The-Cramps-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chuck-Sperry-Firehouse-The-Cramps-Poster.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chuck-Sperry-Firehouse-The-Cramps-Poster-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to have something like this, then it would be best to hire Mr. Sperry for it. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019ll be an expensive artist to have so I guess you\u2019ll have to just draw inspiration from it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s even more cool about this, though, aside from the art itself is the fact that it was printed using the silkscreen method. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the shape of the poster is not the usual rectangle shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-james-eads-%e2%80%93-black-keys-sacramento\"><\/span><b>#2. JAMES EADS &#8211; BLACK KEYS SACRAMENTO<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Eads-Black-Keys-Sacramento-Poster-342x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Eads-Black-Keys-Sacramento-Poster-342x1024.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Eads-Black-Keys-Sacramento-Poster-100x300.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Eads-Black-Keys-Sacramento-Poster-513x1536.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Eads-Black-Keys-Sacramento-Poster.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Keys\u2019 gig poster for their show on November 4 in Sacramento, California was such a beauty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poster was titled \u201cAll Things Glow\u201d and had the size of 12\u201d x 36\u201d. It was a limited edition signed poster with only a hundred and sixty copies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awesomest thing about this poster is that the design truly glows thanks to the color scheme used to create it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you want to have the same effect as this without the use of <strong>glow in the dark inks<\/strong>, then you better pay attention to the color scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/music-packaging-week-reckless-kellys-long-night-moon-glow-dark-ink\/\"><strong>CD Packaging: Reckless Kelly\u2019s Long Night Moon (Glow In The Dark Ink)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-legends-of-jazz\"><\/span><b>#3. <\/b><b>LEGENDS OF JAZZ<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LEGENDS-OF-JAZZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LEGENDS-OF-JAZZ.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LEGENDS-OF-JAZZ-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poster is a mixture of random colored shapes and drawings of instrumentalists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The painting features the legendary people of the Jazz genre, namely, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, and Dizzy Gilespie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I may give a suggestion, why not try incorporating an actual photo of your band against a background with the same feels instead of an artwork of yourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or maybe have yourselves drawn in black and white, to really put emphasis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-wilco-%e2%80%93-the-concert-2009-portrait\"><\/span><b>#4. WILCO &#8211; THE CONCERT 2009 PORTRAIT<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WILCO-POSTER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WILCO-POSTER.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WILCO-POSTER-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilco\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Concert 2009 Portrait Poster is such an <strong>iconic poster design<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s one of the most fan-loved designs to the extent of its design still being attached to not just paper but also shirts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cool thing about this is that it doesn\u2019t even show the members of the band but when you see it you know what it is. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s especially great that the subtle details of the poster promotes the band\u2019s concert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-blanksys-space-girl-with-the-bird\"><\/span><b>#5 BLANKSY&#8217;S SPACE GIRL WITH THE BIRD<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/contemporary-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/contemporary-poster.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/contemporary-poster-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poster was originally spray-painted onto a rusty metal wall, and now it\u2019s being reproduced as a poster. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes it aesthetically pleasing is the grungy and old effect it has which is perfect for a soft rock release or a sad emo one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-mt-rushmore-%e2%80%93-shrine-of-democracy\"><\/span><b>#6. <\/b><b>MT. RUSHMORE<\/b><b> &#8211; SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mount-Rushmore-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mount-Rushmore-poster.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mount-Rushmore-poster-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Mount Rushmore poster was commissioned in 2016 as one of the album covers for Adam Young\u2019s scores that were inspired by various historical events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a four-color screen printed poster that was hand signed by the artist and numbered 1-25, since there were only a limited copy of it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best thing about this poster is that it does not only look great but also tells a story that many of us can relate to, history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-ramones\"><\/span><b>#7. RAMONES<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RAMONES-POSTER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RAMONES-POSTER.jpg 388w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RAMONES-POSTER-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not the least is the poster Ramones released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnerrecords.com\/\">Warner Bros Records. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They had an art show where they hired artists to create posters for bands that were once under their label. And this was one of those that really stuck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ramones poster was all black and red with subtle details of the band\u2019s last show in 1996 at the inoperative Palace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what really gave that impact was the white stars that literally looked like their twinkling thanks to the black sky and altogether black and red color scheme of the poster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And&#8230; we are now at the end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were extremely cool, right? So which poster do you like the most? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you feel like you&#8217;re stuck, look for more inspiration or give us a call so we can brainstorm because in case we forgot to tell you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/print-management\">we make the best posters in town!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole\u2019s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/vinyl-pressing\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">custom vinyl records<\/a>\u00a0and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posters are great as a standalone merch item, a packaging for your CD, or as an add-on to your album. When they&#8217;re done right, they&#8217;re a good promo item and fans would want to collect them, too. 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