Lantern Tide Harbor Beacon

A two-color risograph poster announces an invented harbor night market through stark graphic economy. Bold condensed cream lettering spells LANTERN TIDE across the upper margin; a smaller HARBOR NIGHT MARKET line anchors the bottom. A teal lighthouse rises from a dark cliff, its lantern throwing a wide ochre beam that slices the grainy night sky and continues as a second, fainter ray. Below, horizontal bands of deep teal water hold a small orange ferry whose portholes and cabin read as simple geometric cutouts. The palette is limited to warm orange overprinted on forest teal, producing slight misregistration and visible paper tooth that evoke mid-century screen-print posters. Composition is strongly hierarchical: the lighthouse occupies the left third, the beam dominates the upper right, and the boat sits low and isolated, emphasizing scale and solitude. Lighting is theatrical rather than naturalistic—the beam is a flat geometric plane rather than a glow—yet it still conveys nocturnal guidance and maritime ritual. Mood is simultaneously festive and austere, like a vintage travel poster for a place that exists only at night. The work references WPA-era graphic design, Japanese matchbox labels, and contemporary risograph culture, privileging silhouette, overprint, and grain over photographic detail.