No comments about The Art of Hammer: The Official Poster Collection From the Archive of Hammer Films.

5 comments about Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion.

1. A true classic, displaying not only the best rock posters in all of human existence, but a veritable treasure trove of underground artists and graphic design genius!
   
   A must have for any budding designer and musician looking for ways to present themselves properly with cool fliers!
   
   Buy this book at any price you will never regret it!!!



2. I found this product easy to order, received it satisfactorily in an expedient manner,
   and found exactly what was promised.



3. In a word, Outstanding!! First of all don't let the sheer size and weight of this beast of a book fool you. It cradels itself into your arms like it should be attached through a usb cord directly to your frontal lobe. It is all here, from the artist you want to see and read about to the stunning recreations of the posters themselves. This book will not dissapoint, in any way. If you have a problem with this book then you probably have a problem watching a beautiful sunset or a stunning rainbow after a rain shower, in other words you can't be helped. Focusing the majority of it's time on the explosion in the silkscreen movement of poster art, it holds nothing back. Kozik, Coop, Kuhn, Uncle Charlie, Houston, Jermaine, Emek, Mcpherson, Bell, and many many others. This is not a sit down and read kind of book, this is a true coffee table book, one could spend countless hours shuffling through the pages and find something new everytime. If you are a die hard collector or if you have a curious streak about what all the fuss is, do yourself a favor, buy this book. It is one purchase you will never regret!!!!!!



4. First off, the book is huge! It is well laid out and documents the poster periods and movements well. It is a great inspiration for art styles and concepts as well as informative. My only small criticism is with the poster identifiers at the bottom of each page. The credits are numbered, but there are no corresponding numbers by each poster. So it just takes a little longer to identify them visually. A minor issue. But the quantiy and quality outshine any lay out issues the book may have.



5. Art of Modern Rock features some incredible art drawn from great artists and is a must not just for a rock aficionado, but for an art enthusiast, an artist, a designer or even a writer. The tremendous amount of variety and unique and powerful imagery makes looking through this book a great pleasure.

4 comments about Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art.

1. Great samples of poster art, but many of the images are small. Aside from the introductory essay, the book is thin on copy. On the other hand, most of the posters selected speak well for themselves. I bought Modern Dog along withNew Master's of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century, and New Poster Art. As a group, I think they represent modern poster design well.



2. As a graphic designer and fine artist I found this collective of poster design to be both inspiring and extremely funny. It's refreshing to see such a creative design studio not taking itself too seriously while at the same time doing work that is both timely and powerful. The joy of loving what you do shines through on each page. Bravo Modern Dog.



3. I am a professional freelance artist who specializes in poster design, and I found this book to be a wonderfully inspiring collection.
   
   No two posters look alike; each have their own distinctive feel and approach and the stories behind them are equally interesting. I had never heard of Modern Dog before, and now I wonder where they've been all my life.
   
   A throughly solid art book, I wish it had been twice as long!



4. This is a very entertaining book from a group of very talented designers at Modern Dog. I heard the founders of Modern Dog being interviewed by Debbie Millman= and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the Modern Dog story. I highly recommend this book to all fans of the protest poster, and hilarious graphic communication.

No comments about Art for All: British Posters for Transport (Yale Center for British Art).

1 comments about Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood.

1. Mr Resnick's passion has created a collection of movie posters that reflect the creativity and quality prevalent in marketing movies in the golden era. The collection has been carefully thought out and the narrative brings us insight into a time when studios, writers, directors and stars brought us high quality entertainment of infinite variety. The graphic artists who created the marketing materials should also be lauded for their exceptional work. I appreciate Mr. Resnick's recognition of this work as an art form.

4 comments about Design for Victory: World War II Poster on the American Home Front.

1. This is a good book about the sort of propaganda the people on the home front were on the receiving end of during WWII. There are a lot of clear pictures of old posters with explanations and some production details as well. By modern standards, some of these posters are pretty crude, and some are even cringe-worthy, but it is important to remember that they were effective 70 years ago because the target audience for these posters were not bombarded with information to the extent we are today, with TV and online content.
   I enjoyed this book from a historical perspective, as well as from a design persective - if you want inspiration for a retro-looking poster, you could do a lot worse that use some of these posters as inspiration.



2. This beautifully designed small coffee table paperback is the perfect guide thru US WW2 patriotic industrial and gov't posters. Yes, sometimes one may have felt "Big Brother" is watching, since these artistic posters decorated the walls of factories, building sides, and seemingly near everywhere during the war years. The message invariably was "Be A Nurse", "Help the Troops", "Contribute to the effort", and most important "Don'T SHIRK ON THE JOB..MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT FOR THE BOYS OVERSEAS!" Of course similar posters were designed and displayed by all combatants, and their messages were all near identical. The postwar industrial posters are also noted, and they were definitely childish at worst, compared with the noble and heroic aspirations sought in the best of the War Posters!



3. "Are you doing all that you can?"

   That simple question, asked in a popular WWII, finger-pointing poster, captures the patriotic spirit that pervaded America.

   Posters, according to the authors, deserve credit as "the ideal agent for making war aims the personal mission of every citizen." Further, "Poster campaigns aimed not only to increase productivity in factories, but to enlarge people's views of their wartime responsibilities." Rockwell's enduring classic images, The Four Freedoms, illuminate this ideological trend.

   How did wartime posters inspire military recruits, help increase domestic production, and sell war bonds during WWII? What were the different strategies used by government agencies to promote American ideals, self sacrifice, and gas rationing to a scared and confused public? Which advertising methods and artistic techniques worked best? Why?

   This concise, colorful guide examines the power, poetry, and politics of American WWII posters in five thematic chapters. Delving beneath the surface of over 150 colorful posters, the authors showcase and analysis the zig-zag evolution of wartime posters.

   Personally, I found chapter three (Art, Advertising, and Audience) to be a fascinating summary of vigorous debate among message makers. How should the war effort be framed? Is it a struggle for truth and democracy against terror and fascism? Is it a battle for survival? Should the focus be on personal fears, national achievements, or heroic freedom fighting?

   George Gallup, later of pollster fame, urged posters be designed to appeal to "the lower third" of the population. Other analysts warned that the Office Of Facts and Figures early communication efforts were too abstract and contained too much information. "It would be wonderful indeed if the psychological war could be fought on an intellectual basis," warned two critics "if the American people who will win or lose this war were so educated and conditioned that we could bring them understanding on the terms we all prefer. But, through no fault of ours, they unfortunately are so educated. And in pitting the strategy of truth against the strategy of terror, we cannot stop to educate - we must win a war. We must state the truth in terms that will be understood by all levels of intelligence. Further, we must dramatize the truth." Powerful images soon replaced statistics in posters.

   The considerable efforts to coordinate wartime messages across departments also generated vigorous debate. Eventually, the newly formed Office of Wartime Information identified six basic propaganda themes for general information programs: The nature of the Enemy; the nature of our Allies; the need to work; the need to fight; the need to sacrifice; and Americans and our ideals.

   This visually appealing book also carefully examines the proliferation of wartime posters, full of patriotic messages, created by non-profit organizations, unions, and corporations. The last chapter, Postwar Aims and Private Aspirations, focuses on the impact of Sheldon-Claire company posters celebrating the middle class home, the traditional nuclear family, consumerism, and free enterprise. It also features a haunting gas mask poster produced and distributed by Kroger Grocery store chain.

   The epilogue, the weakest section by far, argues that the change in postwar workplace posters reflected a more condescending air toward workers, explicit anti-union messages, and the renewnal of industrial conflict between management and labor. This thin section seems both out-of-place and a disjointed conclusion.

   Design for Victory, despite this somewhat weak ending, should satisfy the curiousities of graphic designers, artists, historians, and scholars interested in advertising methods and persuasive communication.




4. Anyone intersted in the graphic stylism, the stark imagery, the sometimes disturbing and sometimes hilarious generalizations made in American Propaganda during World War Two should check out this book. It contains many posters that I've not seen in print before, but unfortunately leaves many others out. From an academic, historical perspective the documentation and historical explanations for the U.S. propaganda machine are too brief. Still, the poster reproductions are fantastic, mostly in color. I would also reccomend Anthony Rhodes "Propaganda: The Art of Persuasion" for a look at other countries' propaganda from the same time period.

5 comments about The Movie Posters of Drew Struzan.

1. When I first saw the title "The Movie Posters of Drew Struzan". I thought it was the Movie posters... Movie poster looks better with the titles and fine prints. As much as I loved Drew's work but somehow I still would have prefer it in a Movie poster format, not just the art piece. It was the reason I bought this book after the same mistake I did when I purchased "Drew Struzan: Oeuvre".
   
   I hope Drew will publish a book with the true collection of the posters... not just the art...



2. SPECIFICS:
   Page Count: 120
   Number of images: 110
   Small images: 11
   Half page images:
   Full page images: 98
   2-page spreads: 1
   BW images:
   
   TEXT:
   Foreword/Introduction: 13 pages
   
   ART:
   19 images: 5 stars
   24 images: 4 stars
   41 images: 3 stars
   26 images: 2 stars
   
   Overall: 3,5 Stars



3. Drew Sturuzan has created the posters to some of the biggest and most successful movies ever made and a lot of those posters are this collection. The book is A4 paper in height sized and a bit wider meaning that although not the actual size of the posters, they're still big enough to put up on the walls or your TV room. The pages are back to back though so if you do this you'll lose being able to see the film on the back so maybe you'll want to get two copies. As well as 98 posters there's also a foreword by George Lucas as well as ten pages or so of information on Drew Stuzan.
   
   Some of the posters inside are
   The Indiana Jones trilogy
   Original Star Wars trilogy as well as rerelease posters
   Back to the Future trilogy
   ET
   a couple of Police Academy sequels (3 & 4)
   a few Muppet movies
   Mallrats
   Harry Potter
   First Blood
   Coming to America
   Crocodile Hunter
   Creature from the Black Lagoon
   Cannonball Run
   Big Trouble in Little China
   
   A great collection that either fans of art or of movies will enjoy.



4. This was wanted by a friend for "drawing" purposes. It's exactly what my friend wanted.



5. Was a bit dissappointed since the book does not delve much into the techniques he used or the story behind each poster. What inspired him etc.
   However, we do get a collection of his works gorgeously reproduced.

2 comments about Boy reading to elephant: Mexico City exhibition (standard poster) (Ashes and Snow Posters).

1. this poster is not on the same nice paper as the others i have from the actual exhibition, like i thought it would be. thin and cheap looking, with a small dent.



2. I first saw this poster on the Ashes and Snow website (a beautiful website, by the way) and noticed that the price of the poster and shipping was lower at Amazon.com than just the poster price at Ashes and Snow. My friend was very happy to get this as a birthday gift as she had seen it 8 months back at the school her daughter attended and was a bit mesmerized by it. Thanks, Amazon.

5 comments about Travel Italia: The Golden Age of Italian Travel Posters.

1. The perfect book of its type.
   The only room for improvement
   is to add at least 50 pages.
   
   Despite Amazon's inability to provide my correct
   shipping address again (no explanation given) the
   seller re-shipped... very wise and helpful seller.



2. It doesn't get any better than this. These posters were all produced to create an emotional response in the viewer - and they clearly still have that power. Many of these images make you want to step into the scenes they portray, back into a time before WWII, or just after that great war when women all looked like Sophia Loren or Gina Lollabrigida (or strived to), and all the men looked like Rossano Brazzi. The romance of the lake district, of the Amalfi Coast, of the ruins in Rome ... all surprisingly free of people, just waiting for you to enjoy. As a designer, these posters really get my creative juices flowing. The curves, the blocks of color, the bold vertical lines - some art deco examples make you want to cry, they're so good. And all very Italian.



3. If you enjoy vintage travel posters and Italy - this book will be perfect. NIce layout - most of the posters are a nice size on each page, not postage stamp size - good color.



4. A really gorgeous, beautiful book full of wonderful romantic images.It is also very informative with information about the various artists and techniques used.Every page reveals yet another enticing invitation and the colours are rich and vibrant.The book really surpassed my expectations.



5. Champagne corks. Ski slopes. Sailboats. Delicious coffee. Scenic vistas. Iconic monuments. Historical sites. Bucolic countrysides. Rivers and oceans. Warm bed and breakfasts. Italian culinary delights.
   
   They're all here and reproduced in gorgeous color in this luscious collection of Italian travel posters. Ottaviani's inspired design sets this book apart from other poster "collections" by virtue of his romantic heart. With each page, the design sweeps you away as if you are being whispered to by an Italian lover--in Firenze, in Capri, in Milano, and more.
   
   "Travel Italia" would make a perfect gift for the Italiophile (is that a word?) in your life. Or, it would be a great way to introduce Italy to someone you care about. It's a very romantic book (without being sexual) and makes you want to take a journey to this beautiful country--with every turn of the page.
   
   So why did I give "Travel Italia" four stars? Because I don't believe in perfection. But "Travel Italia" comes close. This book has sensuality coursing through its veins. Take this journey. You won't look back.

1 comments about Armin Hofmann (Poster Collection) (German and English Edition).

1. i am a design student and am working on poster design. this book certainly helped fuel my imagination. its scattered with great photos of Armin's various posters. great color pictures, very nicely put together and designed. i recomend it for students who want some good reference material. it will definately help. great book!