COLORlovers has the launch of their new design content marketplace, Creativemarket.com coming soon, and they wanted to aide in the celebration of their new content marketplace by taking a fun look at the most popular design elements in movie posters from 2011. Marketers know that one of the aspects of getting people to the theaters are carefully and creatively designed marketing materials for the movies they want us to see. The designers behind the marketing materials know they need to catch our eye and lure us into seeing their film, but as with every Hollywood movie, the real success of a blockbuster movie will ultimately be determined by the quality of the film itself.

On a billboard, in your Netflix queue or on the rack at your local movie store…The posters for movies are often the first thing to catch your eye and they’re designed to make you want to see the movie. Let’s take a look at what designs sold best in 2011.