Simplified movie posters

published 8 November 2011

The busier a film poster, the larger our frown tends to be. Floating heads, frenzied quotes, exploding trains; we'll have none of it.

We like it when things are kept simple. Case in point: these fine posters from all-round genius Greg Guillemin.

Breaking four iconic films (and one iconic filmmaker) down to the bare essentials, they do far more for our tired eyes than the majority of genuine posters we've seen of late.

So, Hollywood, if you're reading then please can you give this guy a job that involves total control over your marketing materials.

You can find him here.

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.