Arctic Monkeys: AM: Poster Deconstruction

Arctic Monkeys are a British indie-rock band that formed in 2002. Their most
recent album, AM, debuted at number 1 in the UK album charts, selling
157,000 copies in one week.
The blue background is easy on
the eye, allowing the viewer to
look at the poster easily
The style of artwork is
reminiscent of 50s
film and travel posters
The man on the
poster resembles
the bands front
man, Alex Turner.
This shows the
relationship
between the poster
and the band
The character is holding the
bands recently released album
AM. This connotes to the viewer
that it is cool to own the album
The lines at the top of the image draw the
viewers eye into the poster, making them
take notice of the smaller details such as
the mans face and the album hes holding
Because the
poster is simple
it looks clean
and
professional