Blog: Posters

10 March 2011

Entente cordiale

Entente cordiale

natalie ferris

A pre-Chaumont RCA show juxtaposes cross-Channel poster art
Posters shout, jostle, and cajole. They blister every surface from bedroom wall to tube-train, from…

16 February 2011

Punching through the din

Punching through the din

jim northover

Jim Northover and an ‘inheritance’ of Saul Bass movie posters at Kemistry
It started in the 1960s, writes Jim Northover. It was then that John Lloyd, a…

27 January 2011

Going overground

Going overground

lulu pinney

Lulu Pinney on GlobalVision’s friendly tube map for the Piccadilly line
Great moments in information design (continued). Compared with most other London Tube lines the Piccadilly…

24 January 2011

Inky fingers

Inky fingers

the type department

Letterpress workshop makes a grand day out for screen-weary workers
It may seem a little late to be blogging about the studio holiday treat, but…

19 January 2011

Rip and recycle

Rip and recycle

alexander ecob, books received

A tear-out-and-frame approach to sustainable graphics
Many regard climate change as a problem, but there are precious few who conquer their…

13 January 2011

Its name is Rio

Its name is Rio

alexander ecob

The 2016 Olympic Games identity is a logo that dances on the sand
Amidst the excitement and excesses of the festive season, you’ll be forgiven for not noticing…

30 December 2010

Art and dodging

Art and dodging

UK dismay at spending cuts and tax avoidance finds a graphic outlet
What with student protests, tax cuts and the unions threatening mass strikes, 2010 ends with revolution…

17 December 2010

Escape from nostalgia

Escape from nostalgia

alexander ecob

Letterpress methods and the struggle between progress and pastiche
As Christmas draws closer, many of us can look forward to receiving wonderful gifts which…

13 December 2010

Not the high street

Not the high street

liz farrelly, the shopping department

More graphic pop-up shopping on the south coast of Britain
Pop-up shops blossom at this time of year. It is, after all, retail’s most lucrative…

6 December 2010

Past Christmas presents

Past Christmas presents

john ridpath, the events department

Festive department store posters from the 1920s and 30s
Department store Heal’s have started this year’s festive season with a call for customers to…
 
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