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We hope things have started on the up side for you so far this new year. Here are some posters to celebrate the fresh start and to cheer up your eyes.
Above is a fine celebration of celebrating by Michael Engelmann (1928 – 1966). Found here . You’ll find a lot more of his work in a recent book, one of the International Poster Collection series published in Zurich, cover below.
Above is from Aqua Velvet, here. And there’s more Michael Engelmann at the MOMA,here.
After drinking and smoking sometimes there’s blushing. This great blush was made by French artist Catherine Zask from here
Cathrine Zask is featured with her own volume in the International Poster Collection series (image above from that), see aqua velvet again and her own swell website.
The new year is the ideal time to make lists. Let’s see, number 1….
Well let’s try number 2….
Above both by the acclaimed Paula Scher of Pentagram. See here and here
And if you don’t have a 2011 calendar to keep track of it all, you might want to get one of these:
There’s 11 more months too, a project by Marin Santic seen on the Behance Network here.
The best thing about 2011 is that it hasn’t happened yet. It’s still a seed underground.
How cool is that?
Polish movie poster, for Crocodile Dundee, from here. In a previous post about movie posters, we at the R of L remarked on the the amazingness of Polish graphic designers, especially in the creation of posters. And not just for movies, look what they did with the circus (CYRK).
These 4 contemporary CYRK posters above were first created in 1962, when the Polish state circus agency commissioned leading artists to develop a modern approach to the circus poster. Collected and presented by Rodrigo Butori, a Brazilian advertising Art Director/Associate Creative Director, living and working in Los Angeles, CA. His website in praise of (mostly) Polish posters is here.
Two more posters from Poles–for opera (“Aida”) and theatre (“a month in the country”)–also shown by Rodrigo Butori.
Above wonderful Polish poster for…something, spotted here.
And another, for a 50th anniversary, seen here
Returning to movies, above is a lovely depiction of 3 classic Charlie Chaplin films. It is the work of Jerzy Skakun and Joanna Górska seen here (in the company of hundreds more)
Let’s close this visit to Poland, for now, with a poster for the amazing film “Playtime” by the one and only Jacques Tati as interpreted by the playful Pole Jerzy Flisak. Seen here
Posters are the most condensed, clear, and arresting form of communication. At their best, they are beautiful and unforgettable. Above is Bob Dylan, by the great Milton Glaser. Seen here, for e.g.
Who could give us Aretha Franklin on paper? Milton Glaser.
One of Mr Glaser’s gifts is to make music and the creative energy of musicians visible
But he has also shown us new ways of seeing visual artists.
Magritte + Vincent+ Milton
This above made him famous, as famous as the people he had postered.
But like the best of the famous musicians, he just gets up and goes to work every day. Above here
There are other fine poster makers around too. Keep an eye out
Above two found here
And some prefer to go to have their posters worn by people, moving through the streets:
Circus posters from another time and perhaps another planet.
All above from a site called Hearing Voices, which they say “is the largest collective of independent radio producers this side of the semi-planet Pluto” They did some circus stories for radio and found posters at the Library of Congress site, here. Other pics of the L of C here
Above photos of nice circus posters from Princeton University collection, go here. for more
Two very nifty posters above selected from a collection by t. sutpen
Les Romanos must have been…astonishing. Poster seen here. and collected at the Circus Museum
If this inspires you to go to a circus this summer, remember, what you find there can sometimes be a little unusual, if not downright creeeepy. But GO.
It seems to be a good time to be a musician–and a music lover. Any given night, in almost any town, there seem to be lots of opportunities to play the songs and plenty of congenial places to hear them. Lots of bands put up posters to let us know they are playing and where and when to find them. Gig posters.
AVFTT Brothers? Just one vowel between them?
Former Ghosts. 9 bucks. Current ghosts? Priceless.
Above 3, and more, from here.
Nice. The design is by Concepcion Studios
Above by Designer Marcus Lundquist
Above designed by Mr. White. Hot water music is heard in Belgium. But they travel, so keep an eye out.
The Black Keys, from Akron Ohio, doing well. Nice design by Ben Chlapek.
Beach House in Pittsburgh. Sounds unexpected. Design by Strawberryluna
This band I’ve actually seen and heard (on TV, not in Chicago). Lots of energy. Nifty design by Spike Press
I like everything about this, the band’s name, the poster (design by Fugscreens Studios). I hope they sound good.
Above 7 from the amazing gigposters.com. Go here, go often. Among the many things to like, they credit the designers.
Above 4 are the work of California based Jason Munn who calls his studio Small Stakes. Seen here
This is very nice, and very tall, for The Thievery Corporation, seen here
Above is for a band is called Ratatat. Seen here
A lovely one by a designer named Justin David Cox. More at his website
Indie music and indie design, it’s a great time to play, to listen, and to look at music.
