Chess Poster Design

I began the cityscape poster based on a photograph of Melbourne, with the city reflected in the water.
This would, in theory, accentuate the reversibility of the pieces in a chess set. I created a sunset backdrop using the gradient tool, with the idea that the silhouettes of the buildings would make black chess pieces. The city was reflected and distorted in the water to create a stylised ripple effect. When I double-checked the brief, I realised that the poster, not just the pieces should be in black and white. Therefore I decided to start again with the poster design.I started by making all of the elements black or white and minimised the amount of grey I used. And set my cityscape during the night. By placing a moon in the background.I also decided to include the chessboard in the poster instead of a river, and show the white chess pieces in the reflection of the board.