Poster of the Week: Fun Fun Fun Fest's Lineup Reveal

Is it a cop out to pick a winning poster that a) isn't for a local show, and b) won't be taking place for another three months? On both counts: Probably. But, folks, it was a weak week for submissions. And the above design met our biggest criteria when judging...

By Pete Freedman

August 5, 2010

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        {
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size",
          "component": "18855504",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "17105533",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18349797",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17105532",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18349797",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - Leaderboard Tower - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17105535",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
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        }
      ]

Is it a cop out to pick a winning poster that a) isn't for a local show, and b) won't be taking place for another three months? On both counts: Probably.

But, folks, it was a weak week for submissions. And the above design met our biggest criteria when judging these things: It made its way to our inbox.

Plus, it shows that, through clever use of color and space, an image-less design can be just as effective as a visual-heavy one--and important fact, considering the large number of submissions we receive that are built around (likely illegally) re-appropriated imagery.

Also: We just wanted to look at the impressive Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup again.

Wanna win next week? It's pretty easy: Design a badass poster, and send it in for judgment right here. And get it in ASAP, please. Thanks!

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