Posters Defined
A poster is a two-dimensional, single-surface format used to inform (display information, data, schedules, or offerings) or to persuade or promote (people, causes, places, events, products, companies, services, groups, or organizations).
A poster must:
- Grab attention
- Keep attention in order to communicate
- Call people to action
Who doesn't love posters?
Posters are (generally) affordable works of art. You can get one of your own to put on your wall. They can represent a brand, a concert, a political movement, even an exhibition of posters.
History: The poster as an archetypal vehicle for expression
Posters have been embraced by artists and designers as a powerful means of communicating ideas. One of the first artist to explore the poster medium was the great Henri Toulouse Lautrec. His superb work encouraged others to create posters.
American, Japanese, Chinese, Cuban, Israeli, Russian, and European art and design communities (and governments) have embraced the poster.
Here's some of the contemporary greats
Eduardo Munoz Bachs (Cuba, 1937-2001 WIKIPEDIA )
Milton Glaser (United States 1929-present WIKIPEDIA )
Tadanori Yokoo (Japan 1936 - present WIKIPEDIA )
Dan Reisinger (Israel 1934-present WIKIPEDIA )
Ben Shahn (United States 1869-1969 WIKIPEDIA)
Shepard Fairey (United States 1970-Present WIKIPEDIA OBEYGIANT.COM)
David Lance Goines (United States 1945-present GOINES.NET )
Victor Mocoso (United States 1936-present WIKIPEDIA )
