In Plain Sight Poster
A Swiss-style film poster for a documentary that screened at two independent film festivals.
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Poster Design
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Adobe Illustrator
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Editorial/Print
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2025
Project Overview:
In Plain Sight is a documentary about the Narragansett Smoke Shop Raid in Rhode Island, a story of jurisdiction, sovereignty, and state power. When the film was accepted into the Long Island Film Festival and the Monadnock International Film Festival, a new poster was needed. The original design used text over a still image; my version reinterprets the film visually using Swiss-style minimalism, and an architectural illustration of the smoke shop, with shapes drawn from RISP patrol lights.
DESIGN INTENT:
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DESIGN INTENT: (๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝*
– Replace a generic typographic poster with a concept-driven visual narrative
– Use Swiss-style minimalism, clean geometry, strong type, restrained color
– Illustrate from the documentary's actual subject: the Narragansett smoke shop
– Reference the Rhode Island State Police visually through geometric light bar shapes
