Movies are a huge source of great poster designs, it’s been the case for quite a while now. The following collection gives you an overview of good vintage poster designs. Many of these posters are on sale at MovieGoods.com, so do a search there if you’re looking to buy one of these fine examples of […]

The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II right up to the early 1990s, although the Soviet Union and the USA never actually engaged in direct battle. Instead, the Cold War was expressed through weapons development (the nuclear arms race), technological development (the space race), espionage and propaganda. Western democratic states churned […]

That’s it, the jurers have made their choice for the poster that’ll be used for the movie “Beetle Queen conquers Tokyo”. Thanks again to all the contestants and sponsors! Find the winner and runners-up here: First prize: Eric Blair Here is what he wins: Poster used for the movie promotion, opportunity to design the DVD […]

That’s it! The posters for the contest have all been received and are displayed in this post. The jury will be making its decisions for July 25, day of the winners announcement. The winners will be contacted directly by email and a blog post will be written to announce the winners. For now, you can […]

Using grids for design is far from new, but it never gets old. The following images showcase some great uses of the grid, but they are far from exhaustive. 1. Chinese festivities typography Two posters by Chen Zhengda, chinese graphic designer, for the “Chinese Festivities Typography 2004”. 2. “Everything in it’s right place” Poster by […]

Portraits have been used in posters from the very beginning of this form of communication support. This book takes a look at the messages communicated by using portraits in posters and gives a good overview of this kind of posters throughout history. The introductory text is an interesting analysis of the various trends that occurred […]

We’re all used to propaganda images encouraging young men to go fight for their nation, it’s more unusual to see it directed at women, urging them to stop talking. The images now look quite funny, but they carry a seriously sexist bias. In fact, it’s understandable that the governement would try to educate people that […]

Tabass did a really great job on these music festival posters for the Marsatac yearly event. The central white sheet creates an intriguing atmosphere, while hints on the festival’s programmation are disseminated in the background. See more posters on Fubiz.

I just happened to stumble on this funny Museum of Anti-Alcohol Posters, a gallery of anti-alcohol soviet propaganda (did you notice how the word propaganda is quickly used to describe russian or chinese advertising, but hardly ever for american stuff?). One thing that always strikes me in these vintage russian ads is the graphic power […]

The awesome yogurt spoon Posters based on Macs shortcuts 8-Bit, Beck’s new album’s packaging What type are you? Corner frames You can of course follow me on my Tumblelog is you are a Tumblr user.

History shots sells you informational posters about various posters. Really great, even if it is a bit too US centric for me.

Great poster, can be bought here. Via Swiss Legacy.

Creative stuff… via Elmanco.

I have no idea about who Mailer was or what his political point of view were, but I would definitly have voted for him with a campaign poster like this one. See here a bigger version and details. Via Kottke.