Olly Moss an English graphic designer who is one of the biggest names in modern movie poster design. His posters vary in artistic style, but his eye for detail and originality remains consistent in all his work. This poster for the 1981 horror film 'The Evil Dead', is an example of his work and is reminiscent of the work of Saul Bass, one of the greatest graphic designers, also know for his poster designs. Olly’s talent has provoked heated bidding wars for his limited edition custom prints and has also seen him stalked by some of Hollywood’s biggest studios.
The poster uses a double exposure style with the hand and the scenery of the house and trees. When looking at the poster, the first thing I noticed was the bright orange hand coming out of ground, working with the theme of the dead coming out of the ground in the film. Then you notice the house and trees which are seen inside the hand, but the branches of the tree could also be seen as the veins inside the hand. The poster is very simplistic and clean looking which limited colours and images used, whilst still being very effective as a poster. This is very much Moss's style and what makes his posters so popular.
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