John Pizzarelli Folly Theater Poster Sketches - Critique & Moving Forward

These are the three sketches that were chosen during critique that I will be moving forward with:

General Reference Notes:

Try the mic and the guitar together as separate objects in the same frame.
Do not use more than two signs combinations at a time.

For example six possible combinations:

• Guitar / Mic
• Guitar / City
• Mic / City
• Mic / Guitar
• City / Guiar
• City / Mic

Rendering Methods:

Vector
Vector / Hand Drawn
Photographic Collage

Adjustments: 

Try this concept with a mic instead of a guitar. 

I need to show more of the guitar head for clarity. 

Now using the NYC skyline I will make the city larger to show emphasis on his roots and sound.

Separate the artists name and date / time information. 

Remove the double use of his name. 

Adjustments: 

One version with the type inside and one with the type outside. 

Try to avoid too much negative space or make it work in my favor. 

Try allowing the typography to be the fret board. 

Adjustments:

Reming as a possible reference for ribbon type placement. 

Adjustments: 

One version with the type inside and one with the type outside. 

Explore type use on the sides with only part of the mic being shown. 

I won't be using any tilted image axis anymore to increase clarity.