Tag Archives: posters

Josef Müller-Brockmann and the Grid System

 ith the re-emergence of grid systems over the last 10 years in web and print design, it reminds me of the advertising design of Josef Müller-Brockmann. Müller-Brockmann began his career in the 1930’s,  perfecting the Swiss Grid System and clearly…

Visual Representation Poster

 This limited edition Giclee poster by Stuart Tolley is a visual representation of the Bob Marley song I Shot The Sheriff. It shows the relationship between the bass guitar notes and the electric guitar’s treble notes.

Constant Inspiration – Henri Rivière

 Consistently a source of inspiration for me are the woodblock and watercolor prints of Henri Rivière. His lithographic series “Thirty Six Views of the Eiffel Tower,” inspired by Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji, are an unusually detailed representation of…

Pixelated Pop

 Artist & designer Cristian Zuzunaga, a Barcelona-born artist & designer, captures sheer imagination in his pixelated fabric prints, clothing designs and architecural influenced pixel-pop prints.

Shepard Fairey In Japanese

 I have a passion for, and am intrigued by, textile designs. Their repetitive nature of creation is so similar to techniques found in web background images. Shepard Fairey has an interesting selection of prints based on fabric patterns, including this…

Shepard Fairey Obama Poster

 Shepard Fairey, the artist behind President Obama’s HOPE iconic art, has released a new Obey poster to commemorate the inauguration. Fairey’s critics have detracted from his style of art, where he works from 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s iconic art and…

Information Design

 In the tradition of Edward Tufte, HistoryShots creates and sells posters, cards and even mugs featuring beautiful data-driven designs.Shown above is Death and Taxes, a representational poster of the federal discretionary budget and designed by Jess Bachman.