Posters : a global history / Elizabeth E. Guffey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guffey, Elizabeth E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Posters--History.

Posters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From band posters stapled to telephone poles to the advertisements hanging at bus shelters to the inspirational prints that adorn office walls, posters surround us everywhere-but do we know how they began? Telling the story of this ephemeral art form, Elizabeth E. Guffey reexamines the poster's roots in the nineteenth century and explores the relevance they still possess in the age of digital media. Even in our world of social media and electronic devices, she argues, few forms of graphic design can rival posters for sheer spatial presence, and they provide new opportunities to communicate acr

Contents:

Cover; Posters: A Global History; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Consuming Words on The Street: 1840-1950; 2. Trashing Tradition: 1945-1965; 3. New Art, New Space: 1960-1980; 4. Fetishism and The Global Poster: 1960-1980; 5. A New Golden Age - Digital Enchantment: 1980-2014; Epilogue: Post-Posters?; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 31, 2015).

ISBN:

9781780234113

1780234112

OCLC:

914433278