This poster uses standard media conventions; it portrays the band name and a picture of the group. The basic colours are simple and unoffensive. Which makes the image of the band stand out. The image is set in front of graffiti, which relates to their target audience of teenagers. The band are smiling which suggests to the audience that if they listen to their music and buy their merchandise they will also be happy. The font used for the band name is standardised and recognised throughout all of their merchandise as the only style they use, thus making it more memorable, and if you see this style elsewhere you will think of the band.
This poster does not fully conform to standard media conventions, the main image is an artistic one, not featuring any of the band members or anything to do with their singles or albums. However the poster does include the band name, but not in the usual stylised font. This poster is designed to attract the attention of the audience by being unusual.
This poster conforms to current media conventions. The poster features elements of the male gaze in that there a three stereotypically attractive women featured as the main image. Furthermore they are also featured within their first albums artwork and in the bands music video "Flathead". The band name is featured prominently over the main image giving the artist dominance of the poster. The font is typical of the band in question and anything written in that style is instantly recognisable as that bands merchandise.
From this research of bands within the indie rock genre, the same as the genre the band I chose are established in, I have concluded that the band name needs to take prominence in the poster. Furthermore I have found that the band itself does not necessarily need to feature on it. However if I choose to do this I will need to make the band recognisable either by using stylised text or by featuring images that are well known to be used by the band, but also relate to my target audience.
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