Film Noir Across Cultures

The NYC Film Noir Festival highlights classic noir cinema, emphasizing visual storytelling, atmosphere, and cinematography from the mid-20th century.

This brochure draws inspiration from early film strips and the blue-and-black duotone photographic style of the 1890s, using color theory, typography, and visual hierarchy to convey emotional restraint and strength across six iconic film scenes. Pantone Black 6 U and Pantone 542 U were selected to create cohesive greyscale and duotone imagery, with the blue tint reinforcing themes of power and aloofness. Typographic hierarchy was established through the use of Srisakdi (regular and bold) and Minion Pro, applied consistently across the front, back, mailing, and gatefold panels.

The brochure was designed using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign, with an emphasis on image treatment, layout systems, and production efficiency. Text color was intentionally softened to avoid stark white, allowing for stronger visual integration with the imagery, while the gatefold panels introduce Pantone 542 U at a 30% tint to create tonal cohesion and contrast against select dates at full saturation. This project strengthened my ability to balance concept development, technical execution, and time-constrained production within a professional design workflow.