Michal Krasnopolski - Movie Posters

Using the simple grid shown above, Michal Krasnopolski created a series of minimilast film posters, saying that 'The basic concept was to create a very modernist, minimalist poster series for movie enthusiasts. The idea is based on a very simple grid: a circle and two diagonals inscribed in a square. It surprised me how many posters I could create based on this very simple approach. There's an enormous strength in simplicity; the fewer elements, the more we engage our imagination.' 

The above 3 posters are for the Star Wars films and the below 3 for the Lord of the Rings film. It shows how simplicity can be extended and yet still be simple and effective.

But the concept also works for individual films, as shown in the examples for Superman, Jaws and Singin' in the Rain. More can be found here.