New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century

by John Foster

In much the way that the CD replaced the album, the poster has waned as a messaging vehicle. The poster has now become a postcard and e-mail blast, leaving many to long for the lost age when posters were not only major promotional vehicles, but also artwork worthy of framing.Some of the world's best designers just could not stand idle while the poster fell by the wayside. They turned to the poster for personal expression and as an outlet from more restrictive mediums.

This book showcases their breathtaking artwork, which has proven that the poster can still serve as a worthy communications tool. In doing so, they've brought the poster back to prominence. In this book, the author has compiled the world's finest new work at the height of this rebirth. There is currently no book on the market that can claim it features a "definitive" poster collection.

Genres: Design, Art, Nonfiction, Art Design

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

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John Foster (1971- )

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

great reference...amazing work included in this book

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved paging through this book of John Foster's poster designs.

[Scottw · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really great cross section of designers and visual ideas!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a design book jukie and this is one that recently has brought pleasure - the space between posters and fine art - lots of the posters in this book are screen prints

[Melissa]

some good designs in here

[Book Potato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource for when your graphics project needs some inspiration.

[Wafaa Abu Saadah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bomb of inspiration. The heart of my eyes is in love with it.