I tried to blend reggae lion with a reggae face to showcase the Jamaican music and give tribute to one of the first reggae idol – Bob Marley.
Also have added a Rastafarian style in the background and a music ring justifying the great Jamaican culture.
I tried to express the positive messages of the great Reggae Music from Jamaica to the World by working in “the current topic”,
with my wish that it should be spread more and more all over the world.
Reggae Music plays a big part in people’s life in Jamaica. D J Squeegee whose house only can fit a queen-size bed. He has a big dream. He wants to play Reggae Music to inspire people who travel to Jamaica and helping his community. Inside his house, the background posters show his interest from Mickey Mouse, dancehall girls, Bob Marley, 50 cents, Movado to his family photos.
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NO MUSIC IS AN ISLAND
The inspiration behind this poster comes from my love and admiration of the Jamaican Soundsystem and it’s massive influence around the world. The messages that a Soundsystem brings to the dance are not only the local issues but universal in nature, sometimes it can be musical, political, or spiritual. The dj as the word. The selector as the sound. The soundsystem as the power.
Reggae is more than just a way of life. It’s a force.It can make people feel free and happy, like the birds flying in the sky, everything in this world is limited, only music is infinite.When words cannot express our feelings, music helps us, in order to find the resonance of the heart, we feel the music with our hearts.
The classical hand sign of peace with the three representative colors of reggae and expressive strokes, as a strong representation of the spirit of the reggae movement: peace, kindness, humanity. Over this hand, Bob Marley’s three little birds are hanging out.
The idea behind this poster is an attempt to capture the essence of Reggae culture and its footprint in all 4 corners of the world. Creating a surreal character allowed me to combine various elements from the Jamaican music history. All these elements together as a character that travels the world and spreads the message of reggae music!
