New Poster Art (Rare edition)

Softcover | 21.34 x 2.29 x 26.92 cm | 240 pp

Thames & Hudson | 2008 | 9780500287231

Rare edition

Even today, among the world's profusion of digital media and abundance of images, the poster remains a key means of communication and an important medium for designers artistic expression.

But what makes a poster successful? How does a designer transform a blank piece of paper into a seductive image? What are the abiding principles, or does anything go?
New Poster Art showcases over 220 international posters of the nineties and noughites, all created by eminent designers. As this book makes dear, posters have become a testing ground for artistic innovation, and boast breathtaking levels of conceptual and visual experimentation and skill.

Includes:
Tapani Aartomaa
Reza Abedini
Philippe Apeloig
Günter Karl Bose
Helmut Brade
Ronald Curchod
Helfried Hagenberg
Ebrahim Haghighi
Jennifer Morla
Glorgio Pesce
Stefan Sagmeister
Paul Sahre
Gerwin Shmidt
Ralph Schralvogel
Henning Wagenbreth
Garth Wallker
Martin Woodtli