Immediately, one is struck by the similarity between this and Milton Glaser's 1966 poster, Bob Dylan. While the original image was created mostly of blocks of colour and form, this designer has taken a few aspects of that but has taken great care in composing the image predominantly out of type. It's so effective that one almost forgets to read the type until they've looked at the piece for a while. Upon reading it you could find yourself looking it over for ages as there is so much information available to be taken in.
The dominant typeface itself harkens back to the 1960s psychedelic movement when this style of poster was common, yet I believe this one was done within the last few years with the intention of appropriating that style for its own uses. The use of colour to form a halo is very effective since the artist uses it so sparingly.
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