Here Comes The Sun / New Beginnings by Virginia Green

My inspiration for the poster was George Harrison’s song, “Here Comes The Sun.” Every morning serves as a “reset” on everyday life. After rest and time from what was, a new day provides a deeper reflection of the day before, a new beginning. “Here Comes The Sun” reminds us that “it’s all right.” The concept was to visualize the sunrise that George saw as he wrote the song that historic morning in Eric Clapton’s English garden. I selected a 25 line (pica) Gothic wood font for each member of The Beatles and arranged them in vertical layers on the required poster format. Colors were selected to represent the Texas sunrise, where I live. Each of the five colors were printed on a Vandercook Universal I proof press on Boxcar Press Flurry 100% cotton paper. To eliminate some kerning issues that wood type typically creates due to the anatomy of the letter on a wood block, I added the bird ornament between the P and A in Paul to balance the negative space. As the bird appears to be flying and looking upwards, I added the double heart metal ornament to represent a positive perspective and add eye flow around the design. The last piece to this poster was to insert a few conceptual words to support the positive meaning of the song. These words, Faith, Hope, and Love, all relate to a new beginning.