The International Poster Gallery has a nice, brief history of the poster. Vintage posters are highly collectible and sought after. Businesses that sell vintage posters are usually a good source of information and history, as they want to educate and instill value to their customers. They include very helpful style primers. Their collection ranges from the 1800's through contemporary posters, across many genres, with hand-painted, photography, and typography solutions all evident. There is much to explore: musical posters from jazz to opera, a fine Russian collection, travel and great photo montage posters, and a fantastic collection of Post-Modern and Pop-Art posters. This is a must-visit site and and incredible resource.Questions: How do posters reflect, as well as shape, culture? After exploring this site, how effective are the posters that use typography as the primary design element? Are there any particular design rules that lead to successful posters (i.e. proportion, contrast, color)?
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I really like the selections you've put on display here - what a great mix of color, font usage, and even pop culture!
ReplyDeletePerhaps the only piece here that I find jarring would be the yellow and blue "McCoy" poster. I don't know about anyone else, but I find the composition difficult to process. The contrast between the two colors is fine, and nicely separates each letter, but overall, I find it hard to absorb at a glance. That may have been the point, but I wonder how many people might have seen the piece and simply not understood it as they passed it by.