The Hand of Reggae | Cuba
A hand holding a cloth with the colors red, yellow and green, the colors of the reguae music. Inspire the strength and courage that this music awakens.
A hand holding a cloth with the colors red, yellow and green, the colors of the reguae music. Inspire the strength and courage that this music awakens.
For me the most important thing about Reggae or any genre of music is to just enjoy it. This is universal. Just love it for whatever reason you like. I always focused more on the instrumental side of music and my favourite Reggae genre is Dub. I love it’s minimalism, grittiness and unpredictability. In my poster I tried to pay homage to the DIY Dub scene also including self made, monochromatic posters and record covers which I really like.
Reggae music remains highly popular and influential throughout the whole world. It is all about freedom, positive energy and happiness. That is why in my poster I wanted to portray a message of happiness, unification with nature and reggae music. Across the whole composition of the poster we can notice how the lion’s mane is gradually turning into lush and verdant foliage where the letters of the word “Reggae” are gently intertwined with the whole composition at multiple layers. At certain points the leaves are revealing and hiding certain elements of typography backed up by light and shadow elements that create depth and volume. Here everything is connected, everything is part of the rhythm that the lion is in tune with.
I tried to capture my poster design though the peaceful jamaican tradition and music.
The poster contains 2 meanings which are spreading and speeding.
First, the Olympic flame represents the “endeavor for protection and struggle for victory. The torch with flame will be passed to every corner of the world. By passing the flame, people who are in different countries will understand the sprit. In fact, The meaning of the struggle for victory is also a core sprit for Reggae music. Therefore, this is why the Reggae music style has been globally spread, like the Olympic flame.
Second, since the Reggae come out of the world, music lovers around the world are attracted by the unique music style. The Reggae eventually stand on the World stage and become one of the mainstream styles. Just like the athletes Usain Bolt, he brought himself to the world stage with his amazing speed and become one of the legendary athletes.
The spirit of reggae music contains anti war, love and peace. Posters want to express such spirit, which burst out from saxophone with wonderful music melody, and make people fascinated.
Reggae is music full of fun, positive vibrations, child’s joy, which is a source of love.
Arouse the truth, kindness and beauty in the innermost heart, disseminate positive energy!
Music is something which heals almost everything. It is almost impossible to find someone who doesn’t feel a connection to music. In this poster, I tried to represent that reggae musing is spreading love and peace to the world, so people can connect to it. Love and peace lead to happiness. In this design, Pigeons (represent peace) are carrying the symbol of love and spreading it to the world. Green, yellow and red is associated with reggae music. Eyes of the lion in speakers of tape recorder represent the authenticity of the music. The overall idea of the design is to spread love and peace through reggae music, evoke happy memories and raise people’s spirits.