Graphic Design Poster

Shadow Fight Poster

A bold key-art poster exploring dramatic lighting, motion and typography for a fighting-game concept.

Shadow Fight dramatic poster key art
Tools Used
Photoshop Illustrator
Overview

One still frame, as much energy as possible

A poster design exploring how far typography, lighting and composition can push a single still image to feel as kinetic as the fighting-game genre it represents.

Objective & Problem

No motion, no sound — just the frame

Fighting-game key art has to communicate energy and impact in a single frame — no motion, no sound, just composition and contrast doing all the work to sell the moment.

Solution

Motion lines, rim light, condensed type

A high-contrast composition built around diagonal motion lines, dramatic rim lighting on the central figure, and bold condensed typography that echoes the graphic language of fighting-game logos and title cards.

Design Process

Thumbnails first, lighting last

Explored several compositional directions through quick thumbnails, then refined the chosen direction with layered lighting effects, color grading and a custom typography treatment for the title lockup.

Poster composition and lighting exploration
Final Design

Readable at billboard size or a thumbnail

A single, polished key-art poster with a strong focal hierarchy — silhouette first, then title, then supporting details — built to hold up at both billboard scale and thumbnail size.

Shadow Fight Poster final design
Outcome

A self-directed piece, built to show range

A personal project built to demonstrate range in graphic design and key-art composition outside of client work.

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