How Soviet Propaganda ‘Taught’ People To Raise Children
Soviet children were taught to never lie, always help their parents and study hard, in order to then be able to effectively work for the future of the working class and socialist paradise. Continue reading »
Famous Music Hits Turned Into Vintage Ad Posters
David Redon wanted to take music hits and treat them like they were vintage ads, that the artist was the product and the title was the baseline. We can highlight the fact that David Redon adapted wonderfully every visual code of the first printed ads. Continue reading »
“One Summer Can Change Everything”: Stranger Things Season 3 Character Posters Released
Following the new promo video, Netflix has released 14 Stranger Things Season 3 character posters ahead of the season premiere on July 4. Continue reading »
“We Were Born To Make The Fairy Tale Come True!”: 51 Sensational Soviet Space Posters
In the 1950s and 1960s the Soviet Union assured the great unwashed that ploughing fortunes into the space race was good for them.
“Glory to the workers of Soviet science and technology!”
Artists from the Soviet Union looked to the skies and foresaw a Utopia in space. The Communists would bring peace and prosperity not only to the people of Earth but also to the technology-enabled, God-free Great Beyond. The artists created Soviet Space posters, vivid, energising and inspiring visions of the rosy-fingered dawn to tomorrow. They’re terrific. Continue reading »
Honest Posters Showing What Women Should ‘Thank A Feminist’ For
An online feminist community called the School of Feminism has suggested and uploaded a series of designs to the internet, listing some of the biggest achievements that societies’ have earned in their quest towards equality. Continue reading »
Creepy 1970s-Era Posters From An Imaginary English Town
Scarfolk is a an imaginary town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. Featured below are some of their awkward posters. Continue reading »
‘Game Of Thrones’ Releases 20 New Season 8 Character Posters
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)
HBO unveiled on Twitter key art images for Game of Thrones season 8 that include first looks at new costumes and the return of one absent character. If you tweet @Twitter with #ForTheThrone you can receive a Moment showcasing all 20-character key art images and a reveal of the new character emojis. Continue reading »
Corgi Gets Photoshopped Into Popular Movie Posters
The 91st Academy Awards just honored the best films of 2018, but there was one other celebration for last years movies you should know about. New York-based filmmaker and creative director Bryan Reisberg edited his and his wife’s corgi Maxine into some of the most popular 2018 flicks, and let’s just say a star was born. Continue reading »
African Gaze: Hollywood, Bollywood And Nollywood Movie Posters From Ghana
The late 1980s in Ghana saw the emergence of exuberant new visual modes of expression in a new local and innovative film industry (alongside that of Nigeria commonly referred to as Nollywood), especially in the ways films were promoted by vivid hand painted posters on sack or canvass, writes Karun Thakar. Continue reading »
Cool Snaps That Show Bedroom Walls In The 1980s
What did the 1980s bedroom walls have? Check out these cool snapshots to see. Continue reading »
Colorful Psychedelic Advertisements From Between The 1960s And Early 1970s
Psychedelic art is any art or visual displays inspired by psychedelic experiences and hallucinations known to follow the ingestion of psychoactive drugs such as LSD and psilocybin. The word “psychedelic” (coined by British psychologist Humphry Osmond) means “mind manifesting”. By that definition, all artistic efforts to depict the inner world of the psyche may be considered “psychedelic”. Continue reading »
‘Ello John. Got A New Motor – Retro Porsche Posters
No, well then check out this bunch of ads for Porsche. You know we love our advertising here, there’s no artwork that sums up a time more than advertising. It is very representative, because it’s trying to appeal to the masses of that time, and tries to tap into what the general vibe is… i.e if it’s the summer of love, then expect some flowery shit… Continue reading »
Uninspirational Posters For People Who Hate Inspirational Posters
You are bound to see the occasional motivational poster whenever you look through your Facebook or Instagram feed, but this @Unspirational account is for people who practically shudder at the sight of these uplifting quotes. However, for those who just can’t spend a day single without wasting money online, they’ve recently released Uninspirational 2019 Calendar on Amazon. Continue reading »
Jenny On The Job: 8 Posters Of An Ideal Woman Emancipated By World War 2
In 1943, Jenny was on ‘The Job’. A role model to American women, Jenny on The Job was the lithesome blonde doing her bit for the war effort. In a series of eight posters issued by the United States Public Health Services, artist Kula Robbins showed us Jenny at work, at home, lifting things the correct way (i.e. whilst smiling), skating, loving her “low heels” and in the shower. Continue reading »
2018 Has Been Scary: We’ve Got The Posters To Prove It
Inspired by The Exorcist (1973)
Cars in space, a giant orange monstrosity floating above a city, Kanye on Twitter… a turbulent series of events throughout 2018 means that there’s no shortage of inspiration this Halloween. In the spirit of the season, global creative platform 99designs challenged its international community of designers to reimagine some of this year’s stand-out moments in the style of classic horror movie posters. Continue reading »
Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters In The 1970s And 1980s
Alcohol presents an exhaustive collection of previously unpublished, Soviet Anti-Alcohol posters. The book includes examples from the 1960s through to the 1980s, but focuses on those produced during the Mikhail Gorbachev campaign initiated in 1985. Continue reading »
15 Of The Best Sci-fi Film Posters Of The 1970s
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The ’70s began with a wave of dystopian sci-fi and culminated with Star Wars and the birth of the modern blockbuster. These are some of the decade’s most stunning poster designs. Continue reading »
Florey’s Unforgettable Alternative Movie Posters
Florey is an Australian artist, and his style is easily identifiable and highly desirable! His past work includes some fantastic renditions of Daredevil, Futurama, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Hellboy to name just a mere few. Continue reading »
“Beyond The Borders Of Mere Movie Posters”: See How One Instagrammer Is Making His Friends Into Movie Stars
To be filed under “awesome ideas we wish we’d come up with ourselves”: One movie-minded Instagram user has created the coolest photo stream, featuring his friends and family recast as Hollywood heroes with the help of petite movie postcards. Continue reading »
The Art Of Mass Surveillance: All 135 Vintage NSA Security Posters From The 1950s And 1960s
In the 1950s and 1960s the National Security Agency (NSA) cranked out beautiful and captivating posters to remind Americans that keeping secrets was important. Continue reading »
If Movie Posters Told The Truth…
How would honest copywriters have pitched the cool films to audiences? Continue reading »
A Collection Of Hand-Painted Movie Posters From Africa
This art form in African countries was at its peak during the 1980s and 1990s. During this time, artists would let their imagination run wild in order to create posters that would never fail to draw audiences to Africa’s dilapidated cinema halls, so they used their fantasy to add scenes, weapons, and characters that didn’t even exist in the original movie. Continue reading »
A Cat Who Makes Typographic Posters Better Than You
Diederik Jeangout is a designer. Joppe is a cat. Joppe really loves Diederik’s keyboard. Back in the days of 2012, Joppe made a series of 25 unique posters and is willing to sell them. The money will go to the animal shelter. And some candy for Joppe. Continue reading »
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Unveils Vibrant Posters With Delightful Typography
This series of character posters reveal the colorful ensemble of the Star Wars spinoff that take on a more humorous vibe. The first poster that comes in a vibrant orange hue shows Alden Ehrenreich holding the signature blaster of Han Solo. Continue reading »
This Posterlad Project Is All About Designing Posters. Obviously.
“Posterlad” is a pure graphic design project created by the Czech designer Vratislav Pecka. Continue reading »
