One of the most important posters created by Cassandre was Au Bucheron, a poster created as an advertisement for a cabinet maker in 1923. The poster itself led to Cassandre’s later and widespread success and fame, winning him recognition and an iconic style. It is a depiction of a man chopping down a tree, not…
In 1990, Gran Fury was invited to exhibit in the “Aperto” section of the Venice Biennale. They used this platform to criticize the position of the Catholic Church towards the AIDS crisis in a work entitled “The Pope and the Penis.” The work is made up of two huge posters hung next to each other. …
Penfield, Edward, and Pollard, Percival. Posters in miniature. New York: R.H. Russell (1896), pg 240. The American designer William H. Bradley is one of the most influential designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Regarded as the “American Aubrey Beardsley,” Bradley left behind a legacy of incorporating many styles into design due…
Mellby, Julie. “The Twins.” Princeton University, The Trustees of Princeton University, 3 Oct. 2011. The name William H. Bradley is now synonymous with American Art Nouveau. It was through his work on advertizing posters for the magazine The Chap Book that Bradley refined his style, and made his name known. In order to advertise…
Tadanori Yokoo’s poster “Koshimaki-Osen,” which can be literally translated as “Loincloth Hermit,” is a work the artist produced in 1966 in advertisement of an upcoming theatrical event which was to be put on by the Gekidan Kara-Kumi troupe. The poster, advertising a show open only to those above 18 years of age, as evidenced by…
This work, titled “Made in Japan, Tadanori Yokoo, Having Reached a Climax at the Age of 29, I Was Dead,” was created by Yokoo for Matsuya Ginza department store’s group exhibition, “Persona,” in 1965. This poster marked Yokoo’s breakthrough into recognition and popularity as a graphic designer in Japan, and one who would come to…
This is a copy of a vintage Hawaii poster from 1913 that I got from a vintage poster shop in Maui, Hawaii. I chose it for my Wild Design post because we studied many poster designs from throughout history that I thought were very interesting and I happened to already own one myself. This particular poster…
This poster was created for the Human Be-In event in 1967, which was held in the Polo Grounds of the Golden Gate park in San Francisco. The event was extremely historically important, as it was considered the climax of the Haight Ashbury psychedelic 60s scene, the manifestation of their ideals, and it became the predecessor…
Jean Carlu is one of the more famous art deco poster designers from France during the 1900s. This piece in particular, the Monsavon, was just an advertisement for a soap brand in France. Jean Carlu is one of the four main designers during the Art Deco era in France. In all honesty, in most of…
When talking about Ikko Tanaka’s work, it would be impossible to not recognize the significant portion of his design that was composed of and dedicated to typography. In an article written in 2016, the editor of the Association Typographique Internationale sought to give context to Tanaka’s type work, writing that, “Applying the Western definition, typography…
Tanaka’s first Noh-inspired poster was commissioned for Noh Play, The 8th Sankei Kanze Noh, 1961. It was created as a screen print at 40 11/16 x 28 3/4in. An original print currently resides in the collection of Cooper Hewitt. This poster is one of the few posters in this entire series that doesn’t feature a…
“Are We Next?” “Are We Next?” was a personal project for Wes Wilson that he designed in 1965. Wilson stated in an interview with collectors weekly that “It was a symbolic anticipation of what could happen if our government adopted military power tactics over traditional American ethical and humanitarian principles.” Wilson wanted to express that…
As I assume we are all graphic designers, I am sure this poster makes us cringe beyond belief. I wanted to include this in the ‘Wild Design’ assignment to bring to the light the important role us graphic designers have—to prevent designs like these from existing. Overall the aesthetic is below sub-par, the text leading…
This Design Fellowship poster immediately caught my eye when I was walking down the stairs leaving Brooks Hall. The use of color in this poster was the first thing that stood out to me and was what grabbed my attention. Placed on top of the dark grey background, the yellow to coral gradient popped out…