I initially chose a different mockup and was really set on it, as it felt more “grounded” and gave the poster a “real” feel/texture.

However, it was too wide, and even disabling the layer didn’t help as there was still a blank poster with the same dimensions, and it didn’t feel worth dumping so much time into editing the mockup without knowing for sure it would be the best fit for my design.

The final mockup, although there was a similar issue with the width, the other parts of the mockup made it worth a little bit of editing and in my opinion, make the poster feel like it’s closer to something you can touch and believe to be real (thanks to the lighting).

In regards to the poster design as a whole, I simply tried to imitate Armin Hofmann’s grid used for his Graphic Design Manual cover. He worked with a more square shape, however I still tried to translate the principle to my design.

Giselle is considered, one of, if not, the most popular piece he’s created. I’m more of a fan of his Graphic Design Manual design with the letter ‘i’, however it felt like it would be too uninspired to do another version of the same thing.

As far as colors go, I just used the same colors as the Giselle poster as well. Conveniently he worked with effectively 2 main colors, so matching that was very easy and was a no-brainer.