If you had the opportunity to say one thing to the next generation of youth, what would you say? The Say Something Poster Project has invited artists to do just that in the form of a poster, one that they will then donate to a non-profit organization to hang on their facility walls. [Read more...]
For this holiday season, Oxfam International enlisted the beautiful lettering and illustration work of Jessica Hische. Besides all of the excellent typography and witty messaging, these ads encourage donations for a wonderful cause. Oxfam consists of multiple international groups that partner and campaign for resolving poverty and injustice. Take a look at Oxfam.org to see how you can donate to those suffering this holiday season. [Read more...]
When thinking back to some favorite films, everyone has their own interpretations or experiences that are associated with those films. The Silver Screen Society is a website dedicated to curating those interpretations in the form of art. Each month, the founders, Trevor Basset, Brandon Schaefer and Adam Hanson, feature a new film and invite artists to create art based on the chosen film. [Read more...]
The Occupy Movement now has print media support from an online print lab called, Occuprint. Occuprint first began after the Occupied Wall Street Journal asked for their assistance with an issue on poster art for the Occupy Movement. [Read more...]
These minimalist movie posters have such elegant continuity of design, leaving much to the imagination while also being easily recognizable. UK based graphic designer Dale Peart was contacted by Turner Classic Movies and asked to create posters for any three of their iconic films, to be used as a set… it took him no time to choose his favorite three movies to represent: Aliens, No Country For Old Men and Inception. Helping to build a visual link between each poster, he used a linear theme, drawing one important aspect of each film. [Read more...]
The innovative and revolutionary duo, brothers Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg, left an undeniable mark on design history. Growing up in Moscow during a time of huge upheaval, their talented hands kept busy working in graphic design, sculpture and theater… quickly establishing them as members of the avant-garde during the 1920s and early 1930s. [Read more...]
You don’t need a phone booth to see both sides of Superman – just the posters of Danny Haas. These split illustrations show our favorite super heros split down their middle next to their well known, but secret, alter egos. So far Haas has created posters of Spiderman, Green Lantern, The Hulk, Batman, Superman and Wolverine. All are available as posters at Society6.com or you can check out new installments at artofdanny.com. [Read more...]
HR-FM is the name of a very talented Yokohama based artist who creates huge prints of a colorful, patchwork retro-future he calls, paradoxically “the future past.” He says his airplane, robot and speaker filled works are “the fossil which future people may dig,” which seems a perfect description for such a dystopian vision. All of the current works are vector based, created using his Mac and a Wacom tablet and the designs are created using complex lines which are then filled with bold colors. Many must be seen full scale to truly appreciate. To get a larger view, check out hr-fm.com or DeviantArt for a full selection of prints [Read more...]
Andres Romero has the strength of 500 diligent designers and is able to see through 14 opaque layers in Illustrator… or maybe that’s just an internet rumor. What he has done, is created an astounding collection of minimalist Superhero posters over the last few months and when he posted them to “the front page of the internet” (aka Reddit) he received an outpouring of love for his classy slogan emblazoned designs: 530,122 views in 30 hours to be exact. The 21 year old is planning to upload some of the favorites to sites like ript and teefury in the near future so be looking for these as some great apparel. Keep updated on progress over at his tumblr or his DeviantArt page.
Interested in his inspiration for the works? We’re honored he mentions our post “Marvel at These Minimalist Superhero Posters” featuring Marko Manev’s clean designs [Read more...]
With the outbreak of the Japan-China War in 1937 and the threat of airstrikes a real likelihood on Japanese soil, these posters from 1938 were created by the government to educate the public about the new Anti-Aircraft Defense Law. According to Pink Tentacle, the law “required citizens to take protective measures against gas attacks and prepare for disinfection, evacuation and relief.” Included in the informative posters, which look a lot like predecessors to airline safety brochures, are instructions for creating your own quick emergency mask, how to evacuate the area and treat patients wounded with mustard gas [Read more...]
