As much as a well-designed book can lead you to buy it a well-designed movie poster can make you want go to see the movie. Fortunately the era of bland studio-produced posters has been supplanted by a new crop of illustrators and artists. alternative Movie Posters: Film Art From The underground by Matthew Chojnacki brings us the first comprehensive look at this blossoming genre with 200 posters from over 100 artists. The book also features commentary from each artist that includes questions regarding influences, their preferred medium, and the impetus behind each poster. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Zoltron Thse...
Retro posters in the fight to save libraries
Original US Treasury Department circa 1917 Back in 2011 when austerity measures were sweeping through the public library systems of the Western world as a result of failed economic policies, Phil Bradley came up with an idea. "What if the #savelibraries campaign had taken place between 1914-18?" Then, the government would pump out posters intended to stir up support for whatever the issue at hand was. Pushing out the scope to include the posters of WWII years Phil Bradley went to work enlisting the posters of yesteryear in the fight to save today's libraries. Enjoy! original text read ""The camp library...
Read: A street art campaign by Jay Giroux
Jay Giroux started sticking and posting this image in 2005. Though the colors and placement change the mighty wings and the powerful READ blindfold hold steady. Cool. photo by Irakli Mirzashviliphoto by Chris Kelly "More Mystery, Less Hype" – Read.
The Department of Labor Celebrates the ‘Books that Shaped Work in America’
Taking the lead from the successful Books that Shaped America exhibition sponsored by the Library of Congress in 2012 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has come up with a great way to celebrate its centennial. In partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, it's developing a list of Books that Shaped Work in America. To populate the list the DOL has asked all the former Labor Secretary's to recommend their favorites. From Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855) chosen by George P. Shultz, the 11th U.S. Secretary of Labor, to Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed (2001) chosen by former Secretary Robert Reich...
Sabrina Zbasnik’s All Hallows Read Posters
It started in 2011 when Sabrina Zbasnik got "a crazy idea" to design some posters for Halloween in the "Get Kids to Read" vein using the stars of the classic monster films. Then in 2012 Zbasnik was at it again, this time featuring the creepy denizens of the animal world. and now her 2013 set of posters are available featuring Edgar Allen Poe and company All images are available for download and public use.