Music band poster design inspiration

Published on April 7th, 2007

Placebo poster

I was recently directed to an online catalogue of poster designs (thanks Blair) and have picked out some of the ones I enjoy.

GigPosters.com is a site devoted to showcasing poster designs for the music industry. There’s a lot of underwhelming design in there (to be expected with the vast amount of posters on the site), but if you take a little time to browse you can find some gems.

You can search the site for either the band / DJ that the poster is designed for or by the designer who composed each layout.

Dave Matthews poster

Paul Simon poster

I’m sure you can find better examples than the ones above. I simply searched for some of the bands / DJs I like and chose a poster design from their categories.

Where do you look for poster inspiration?

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11 spot-on reader comments to “Music band poster design inspiration”

  1. Andy, on April 7th, 2007 said:

    Wow, preatty neat posters!

    They really stand out.

    – Andy –
    http://www.allsortgroup.com

  2. J David, on April 7th, 2007 said:

    I especially like the first one. The rocket shaped lipstick can symbolize a few strange things, but I like it.

    PS, thanks for the comment. It has been tough switching themes! And there is still more stuff to be done…

  3. ilker, on April 7th, 2007 said:

    The first one is awesome!

  4. David Airey, on April 7th, 2007 said:
    J David, designing, or choosing a design for yourself is difficult. I think you’ve made a great improvement in your choice, so good on you.
  5. PG, on April 7th, 2007 said:

    Cool site. I like how you can search by city. Here’s a good site if you like movie posters http://www.impawards.com/

  6. daniel, on April 8th, 2007 said:

    http://www.gigposters.com/ has to be the ultimate poster inspiration source. 72547 posters & counting!

  7. David Airey, on April 8th, 2007 said:
    PG, that’s a nice resource! I’m a fan of great movies so thanks for posting that one. I hadn’t seen it before.
  8. Tara Roskell, on April 13th, 2007 said:

    A nice site for inspiration. Some really diverse style too. I love the Dave Matthews Band poster you have chosen, a really nice screen printed feel.

  9. David Airey, on April 13th, 2007 said:
    Hi Tara,

    I like that DMB poster too. I can’t wait for their Dublin gig next month!

  10. Dax Hansen, on April 10th, 2008 said:

    I’m probably really late on this one, but if you haven’t seen The Small Stakes, you’re missing out.

    Dax Hansen’s last blog post..Elbow Hinge Design - Logo Concepts

  11. David Airey, on April 13th, 2008 said:
    Thanks for the link, Dax. I’d not seen The Small Stakes before.

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