Creating movie posters has always fascinated me—there’s something uniquely challenging and rewarding about condensing a story into a single, powerful visual. With the rise of GenAI tools like MidJourney, Ideogram, Krea, and Magnific, I saw an opportunity to experiment with movie poster design in ways that stretched both my creative thinking and technical skills. The result? A whimsical project called “Peder Pan’s Summer Movie Festival 2024,” where I reimagined posters for movies you may (or may not) recognize. Join me in exploring how AI tools perform when tasked with capturing cinematic essence—and meet the character behind it all: Peder Pan.

Movie posters have always been one of my favorite graphic design mediums. They’re challenging, bold, and uniquely positioned to evoke emotion with a single image. There’s something compelling about distilling an entire story or feeling into one visually striking design. With new GenAI tools like MidJourney, Ideogram, Krea, and Magnific at my fingertips, I decided to explore how well these tools could handle the intricacies of movie poster design. It was a chance to test my own creativity while assessing the tools’ strengths and weaknesses for this genre—and, honestly, because it’s a lot of fun.

So, “Peder Pan’s Summer Movie Festival 2024” was born. Initially, it started as a handful of experimental outtakes, but it quickly evolved into a full-fledged project. I began creating posters for known and unknown “films,” each poster becoming its own creative challenge and exploration.