Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

#1

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:41pm

I didn't see it posted before, so thought I'd post it. This is a thumbnail version, there's a bigger one that I will post a link to later.



What do y'all think? The part that says "Goes", really needs to "go". Just kind of looks random.

#2

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:49pm

Kinda boring. They certainly have got their work cut out for them...James McMullan's vibrant poster for the Lincon Center production was unforgettable.

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#3

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:50pm

The 87 Lincoln Center Window Card is one of my favorites in my collection- Love it!

#4

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:52pm

Totally agree about the life preserver. Lame.

And I'm not crazy about the shade of blue.

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#5

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:54pm

That's pretty ugly.

#6

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 12:55pm

Aw, I think it's cute and fun! Face it, as great as the show is, it's hardly high art. It goes pretty well imho. :3

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#7

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:42pm

That life preserver is horrible. Something inspired by old travel posters or a steam trunk covered in destination stickers would be nice. I just hope the final artwork is more interesting.

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#8

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:50pm

It looks like it was done with clip art.

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#9

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:54pm

Ew that is ugly. The life preserver looks like a doughnut with two bites taken out of it.

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#10

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:57pm

not good at all.

#11

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:06pm

It's like Forbidden Broadway meets Titanic

#12

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:11pm

It's clearly not the finished artwork. It's a tiny little square. Probably just preliminary art to put on the website.

#13

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:14pm

True, true.

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#14

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:21pm

It looks so disjointed to me.

"Anything. Goes."

#15

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:23pm

I liked the logo from the Papermill production much better, which proved you can do something creative without copying the Lincoln Center logo (and being able to feature Chita Rivera prominently doesn't hurt, either).

#16

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:27pm

@ColorTheHours048

I don't know about that:

http://www.myroundaboutblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AnythingGoes1.

^^add JPG after the period. It is TOO LARGE to post!!

Updated On: 7/7/10 at 02:27 PM

#17

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:37pm

It has no names, creative team, or even Roundabout signage on it.

#18

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:39pm

@ColorTheHours048

Ah, you're right. Forgot about all of that. Well, I wouldn't be surprised if it is the final artwork. A lot of their artwork is not very good in my opinion. Some are good and some aren't.

#19

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:55pm

Usually SpotCo goes through MANY test runs with the marketing campaigns of shows, (see Ragtime and La Cage) so I doubt that's the final.

#20

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:17pm

James McMullan did at least 2 posters for the revival productions. I wonder if he did more?
Here's a fascinating biography of McMullan

#21

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:23pm

I have to trust SpotCo's geniuses to pull this together. They always do. As it now stands, it feels really disjointed and the size difference of the words puts way too much emphasis on the word "Goes." I actually really like the part with the ship, especially the fatigued texture it has. I think it would look better if they just put the second word up there below the first. It wouldn't be very lush, but it would at least be unified. I would definitely veer more toward a truer shade of blue as well. Give 'em some time, though. They usually deliver.

#22

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/8/10 at 8:44am

Sorry, it was bothering me that I had to keep typing in the .jpg

Mind you the file name is AnythingGoes1

#23

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/8/10 at 8:52am

I really hat the color blue. I do like the poster more in the larger format where you can see the words wearing out. The '89 revival graphics were perfection but most Lincoln Center graphics are wonderful.

#24

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/8/10 at 10:08am

Bad, SpotCo! BAD!

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#25

Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES Artwork

Posted: 7/8/10 at 10:27am

I like the Anything bit. If they just added Goes to that and change the background to look like a steamer truck with maybe a bit of a costume hanging out or a glass of champagne sitting on top, it would be great. The powder blue background and the life preserver do not work AT ALL.

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