Olly Moss

Olly Moss (born 1987) is an English artist, graphic designer and illustrator. He is best known for his re-imagining of movie posters. His work is regularly featured in the Empire magazine.

Moss was commissioned by Marvel Entertainment executives Craig Kyle and Kevin Feige to create a poster for the cast of Thor.

Other notable works include the cover artwork for the Resistance 3 video game, which prompted a trailer to be created in with artwork style.

He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2008 having studied literature. Moss is a regular guest on the IGN UK podcast as well as the A Life Well wasted podcast.

CLIENTS:

Sony Entertainment

Lucasfilm

Nike

Apple

Paramount

CBS Films

Penguin Books

Threadless

Urban Outfitters

Levis

The New York Times

Time Magazine

Some of his posters:

 

 

 

 

 This 'Dirty Harry' poster is probably my favourite poster of Olly Moss' due to it's simplistic brilliance. It shows a gun in the centre of the bright orange background, which captures the viewer's attention straight away. Then, you can see the profile of a man against the gun. The merging of two images into one creates a simple illusion and tells you information about the film in a subtle way. Also, when looking through Olly Moss' posters, I noticed that there is a slight reminiscence of another film poster designer called Saul Bass, particularly with the 'Rocky' poster. 

You can find more of Olly Moss' projects on his website at www.ollymoss.com