Five sources of knowledge for print & poster lovers

From vintage prints to contemporary poster art; from books and movies to blogs and podcasts - we selected five sources which are interesting databases full of print and poster stories, facts, galleries and news. Enjoy watching!

1. The Poster Boys

Two designers, Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith, talk about the world of graphic design, explore the history of poster design, share their thoughts and influences. Among the podcasts prepared by Poster Boys you can find Cuban film posters, Penguin Books, episodes about designers such as Paul Rand, Saul Bass, an episode about the Polish Poster School and much more. Of course, you can not only listen but also watch - the gallery on Poster Boys blog shows nice poster selection, related to each discussed topic.

2. The movie - Graphic Means

The documentary which shows the story and process of graphic design production from the 1950s through the 1990s - from linecaster to photocomposition, and from paste-up to PDF. The independent film, directed and produced by Briar Levit is now in production and you can support it by pre-ordering your copy here. In the meantime - check the official trailer:

For more info and updates - check also the GM Facebook page.

3. The book - Posters: A global History

This publication by Elizabeth Guffey tells the story of posters from nineteenth century to the contemporary time: works of propaganda and protest, pop culture projects, advertising -  both familiar and lesser-known examples from the Soviet Union, China, Eastern and Western Europe, the U. S. and elsewhere. It shows the lives of posters, describes where and considers why they were made.

4. Poster Poster 

The website not only for vintage poster lovers, but also for those, who like to know the updates about contemporary posters, exhibitions, competitions and artists. An interesting part of the Poster Poster page is the "Masters" section where you can find presentations of famous, experienced poster creators from all over the world.

5. Poster/Blog

Facebook page about current poster exhibitions, competitions and publications. Follow it if you want to keep up with the news!

Posted: Mar 31, 2016 | Tagged: graphic design, history, illustration, magazine, poster, print, printing, publication, video, vintage, vintage posters

Vintage fashion in the graphic art - Vienna exhibition

If you like unique vintage garments, old charming fashion illustrations or vintage posters and prints - the MAK exhibition FASHION UTOPIAS: Haute Couture in the Graphic Art is something for you. Selection of 200 pieces from MAK collection contains illustrated books, posters and magazines from the late 15th century to the 1930s. It shows the history of trends, designs, passion, fabric and materials, splendor and utility, features and details appearing and disappearing over the centuries in fashion art and industry.

The exhibition will be open from April 13 to September 4 in MAK, Vienna.

Read and see more on Textille is more! 

Dagobert Peche, Die Moden den Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna ca. 1920, litograph - one of prints from MAK collection

Posted: Mar 24, 2016 | Tagged: fashion, haute couture, illustration, poster, print, vintage

Making of a poster: virtual printing simulator by MoMA

Today we would like to remind you some good tool, which is a must in our "Making of a poster" series. If you don't know it yet, and you want to know more about printing methods, there's a great opportunity to see the virtual printing workshop and to expand your knowledge in nice and interesting way. Museum of Modern Art prepared special interactive project, which demonstrates main printmaking processes: woodcut, etching, lithography and screenprint. Each step is described and shown through an animated image. 

Additionally, it includes pictures of more than fourty prints from the Museum's collection so you can also see the effects of use of each technique. 

Check and try this project here.

Posted: Nov 09, 2015 | Tagged: lithography, making of a poster, poster, print, printing process

Poster stories

Posted: Sep 30, 2015 | Tagged: collecting, collection, making of a poster, poster, posters, print, vintage, vintage posters

Rue Marcellin's time machine

Once on this blog characters from Rue Marcellin's poster & print collection came alive. Now we decided to use our time machine and let some of them move to modern times. ;) Here they are:

And here's how they look on original prints:

1. La Vie Parisienne - Conversation avec Mademoiselle - June 1921 Original Magazine Cover Print

2. La Vie Parisienne - En Roue Libre - circa 1920 Original Magazine Print 

Would you like to see some of other characters from RM's prints in modern times? Choose your favourite print from our shop and let us now in the comment below! 

(Photos used as backgrounds - via Unsplash.com)

Posted: May 06, 2015 | Tagged: collage, illustration, poster, time machine, travel, vintage