Sometimes a poster starts out as a simple exercise in graphic composition, and over time morphs into something else. “Shanley’s Swan” began as an experiment in layering - an attempt to explore some of the possibilities for rewarding a viewer’s willingness to closely scrutinize the design. I’m not entirely sure what it turned into, other than a collection of evocative visual cues and a few hidden surprises. The “Shanley” in the title refers to John Patrick Shanley - screenwriter for “Moonstruck” and playwright for “Doubt, A Parable.”
