This is my textual analysis of the poster “Demon Days” produced by Gorillaz the fictional band consisting of “Merdoc” a Satanist, “2D” an unfortunate bystander, “Russel” an LA gangster possessed by the demons of his murdered friends and “Noodle” a small Asian girl who is in fact a supersoldier, that arrived at Kong Studios in a Fed Ex box. (I’m not making this up, this is the actual story behind the band.)

My task was to analyze the poster and look deep into the design choices made by the artists. From this, I’ve learned that Gorillaz is a very extroverted refreshing band. Their image is unique and stands out from many of the competing rock/pop bands out there. Not only has Gorillaz made their way to the top, but they are also maintaining their position at the top. From analyzing this poster I’ve learned that in order to properly analyze a piece of media you must look deeper than usual into design choices and pick out the meaning behind these choices, whilst referencing key ideas of media such as the Blumler and Catz theory.