I chose Neville Brody as my designer and the compound modular/column grid for this poster design. Made to fit in Vibe magazine, I was trying for a "mysterious" theme. I wanted the poster to seem spooky without showing much information or even the entire background image. In my hierarchy I wanted the slogan ("We've been expecting you") to be seen first, then the title (Venice Beach Freak Show), then the information (with address, website, etc.), and last the article. I adjusted the colors of the background image to make them more saturated and changed the colors and directions of some of the type to make it more interesting.
Here was my first final poster that I showed in critique:
After critique I changed the color of "Freak Show" to a blue, to match the blue colors in the bottom right of the image. And I moved the "Info" box down. Here is my final poster: