Exhibition: Colorful Japan

Exhibition: Colorful Japan

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Exhibition: Colorful Japan

Colorful Japan is a poster and design exhibition being held at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The show pays tribute to Japanese designer Shigeru Watano (1937-2012). Through the help of Watano, the Stedelijk Museum aquired many great posters from Japanese designers that were generously donated over the years. The current exhibition features 226 Japanese posters from artists including Ikko Tanaka, Kazumasa Nagai, Mitsuo Katsui, Hiroshi Ochi,  Yusaku Kamekura, Shigeo Fukuda.

Exhibition location: Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

For more details about this exhibition click here.

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Poster Monday: SWISS ART EXPO 2019

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Poster Monday: SWISS ART EXPO 2019

For this Poster Monday spot we have a poster designed by Ivan Kashlakov born in Sliven 1993, Bulgaria. Ivan is graduated of the National Art School “Dimitar Dobrovich” in the specialty “Advertising Graphics” in Sliven, has a Bachelor’s program “Poster and visual communication” at the National Academy of Art and a Master’s program in “Visual communication”. He has participated in several contest such as the 11th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, 2015; Typoday 2016, Experimental  Typography Posters; 8th International Biennial Exhibition Posters for Enviromental Awareness, Dubai 2016; Poster for Discontent III in Eastern Michigan University Gallery 2016; 9th United Designs Liechtenstein 2017; International Poster Biennale Lublin 2017; Hangzhou(China) Cultural & Creative Industry Expo – Central and Eastern Europe Poster exhibition 2017; Person City, Madrid Gráfica 2018; 19th International Invitation Exhibition on “Hangul and Brand Design” / “Typo and Brand Design” 2019.

This poster was made for the “DESIGN IT! 2019 poster contest for the vision of the event: SWISS ART EXPO 2019 which was held from August 15th to 19th. With over 80,000 visitors daily, it is one of the most visited places in Switzerland. The composition is entirely made from the typographic sign “SWISSARTEXPO 2019 each letter is transformed into a 3D object functioning as multiple exhibition halls in which enormous crowds are moving and looking at art. “Poster design is a fast way of transporting new messages and ideas around the world. It’s a field in which experimenting with variety of media and thinking about specific problems gives you a sense of expanding horizons. For me it’s always showing my most inner thoughts and transforming them into understandable and direct visual language” says Ivan.

You can find more about Ivan Kashlakov and his work in the social media behance and instagram Remember to submit you posters for the next edition of Poster Monday.

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Station Domination: An Underground Exhibition

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Station Domination: An Underground Exhibition

Station Domination: An Underground Exhibition
Station domination refers to completely taking over all media display opportunities within a transit station. Poster House has used this method to organize an underground exhibition in New York City. A great way to highlight the world of design was their decision to make the theme of the show itself about posters. Poster House has chosen 47 posters which span a history of 130 years which still have the power to compel a modern audience. These images will be captivating transit riders at West 4th Street Subway Station, New York, NY.

Check out the amazing poster designs from this great exhibition in the above gallery.

Exhibition Location:
West 4th Street Subway Station, New York, NY.

Organizers:
“Station Domination: An Underground Exhibition” is organized by Poster House.

Artists included in exhibition:
There are many great designers that have work in this exhibition including Milton Glaser, Henry Van de Velde, James Montgomery, Lester Beall, El Lissitzky, Howard Miller, Leonetto Cappiello, Saul Bass, Jean Carlu.

For more more details about this exhibition visit their website here.

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Exhibition: Cyprus Poster Triennial

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Exhibition: Cyprus Poster Triennial

Cyprus Poster Triennial
The International Cyprus Poster Triennial is a nonprofit institution that aims to promote and disseminate knowledge and creativity in the field of graphic design by focusing on the poster as a major medium of visual communication. The aspiration of the Cyprus Poster Triennial (CPT) is to establish a graphic design event in the Mediterranean at a place that, on the one hand, can function as a bridge between the East and West, and on the other, can bring together designers from all over the world with a variety of perspectives to meet and celebrate the wondrous power of the graphic poster.

Currently, the CPT is showcasing a wonderful exhibition of their selected works from the 2019 poster submissions. A jury of international professionals carefully selected the posters that are on display in Cyprus. The categories for the competition and more details about the show can be seen in the below links.

Venue: NeMe Arts Centre
NAC, is favorably located in one of the main streets of Limassol’s historic city center, across the road from Katholiki, the Limassol metropolitan church, and offers easy access to large numbers of people.

For more information regarding this organization and their exhibition visit their website here:
https://cpt.com.cy/

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International Poster Biennale Lublin

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International Poster Biennale Lublin

International Poster Biennale Lublin
Poland is a country with a rich history of poster design and artists. Today we examine an addition to this culture of design – The International Poster Biennale Lublin. This current exhibition taking place in Lublin, is comprised of many great posters created from talented designers from all over the world. The Faculty of Fine Arts Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, the Centre for the Meeting of Cultures in Lublin and the Open Art Workshop in Lublin Association, organized a call for entries to participate in this great event.

Posters submitted involved 4 categories. The first of these, category A, is intended for those who are interested in or involved in poster art. Category B is dedicated for those who are currently studying or graduating in 2018.

In categories A and B, posters can raise any subject.

Category C is called “Clean air”. Posters show the benefits of a clean environment.

Category D is a competition for a poster commemorating the 450th anniversary of the Union of Lublin.

All submitted posters were evaluated by an international jury.

Pictures from this event can be seen in the above gallery. Photography provided by Nikodem Pregowski.

Web Links:
http://poster.co.pl/en

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Exhibition: International Reggae Poster Contest

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Exhibition: International Reggae Poster Contest

The International Reggae Poster Contest is currently exhibiting some fantastic posters at the National Gallery in Jamaica. The show features winning reggae-inspired posters from the sixth International Reggae Poster Contest which feautures 101 posters from 1,060 entries.

The aim of the poster competition is to build awareness about reggae music, and to establish a world-class “Reggae Hall of Fame Museum and Performance Centre” in Kingston, Jamaica. It also strives to help raise global awareness for Alpha Boys’ School, an institution for underprivileged youths in Kingston, Jamaica.

Exhibition:
This exhibition runs until May 26, 2019

Organizers:
International Reggae Poster Contest

If you would like to learn more about this exhibition take a look at their website.

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Exhibition: Underground Images in Uruguay

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Exhibition: Underground Images in Uruguay

Underground Images
A very unique poster exhibition that has been touring the world has recently wrapped up a great show in Montevideo, Uruguay. Underground Images brings together the work of some of the world’s best designers, created at SVA for display in the New York City subway system.

SVA has been using alternative marketing strategies since the mid-1950’s to attract new students and took advantage of the New York subway system to showcase powerful and thought-provoking posters. Over the years designers such as Ivan Chermayeff, Milton Glaser and George Tscherny have featured their posters as part of this campaign. Recently, a collection of these amazing posters arrived in Uruguay and was shown at Universidad ORT—Uruguay’s largest private university. This travelling exhibition includes many great posters that have been carefully selected and curated for locations around the world. The interesting display in Uruguay had posters hung from the ceiling of the facility using wire at different heights.

The 34 artists in “Underground Images” include Gail Anderson, Marshall Arisman, Chris Buzelli, Gene Case, Ivan Chermayeff, Paul Davis, Pablo Delcan, Sal De Vito, Stephen Doyle, Louise Fili, Audrey Flack, Nathan Fox, Bob Gill, Robert Giusti, Milton Glaser, Phil Hays, Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, Viktor Koen, Stephen Kroninger, Marvin Mattelson, Clay Patrick McBride, James McMullan, Jerry Moriarty, Tony Palladino, Edel Rodriguez, Julia Rothman, Stefan Sagmeister, David Sandlin, Paula Scher, Yuko Shimizu, Eve Sonneman, George Tscherny, James Victore and Robert Weaver.

For more information and to view photos from this great exhibition click here.

Exhibition location:
Universidad ORT, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Organizers:
“Underground Images” is organized by SVA faculty member Mirko Ilić and Francis Di Tommaso, director, SVA Galleries.

Curator:
Anthony P. Rhodes

Photography by Jana Madzigon.

For more more details about this exhibition visit their website here.

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Exhibition: Juan Manuel Madriz

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Exhibition: Juan Manuel Madriz

With the presence of authorities, representatives of the migrant community and visitors in general the poster exhibition Retrocartel by Juan Manuel Madriz was officially inaugurated in the Extension Center (Centex), of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage in Chile.

The Venezuelan artist, Juan Manuel Madriz Pontiles, born in Coro, Venezuela presented his exhibition that showcased many of his social posters that have won many awards all over the world.

You can follow the work of Juan on his Facebook here.

 

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Exhibition: Between the Lines

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Exhibition: Between the Lines

Exhibition: Between the Lines
Posters have long been an integral part of public transportation, providing commuters with useful information, ads, and beautiful works of art. Because of the importance, and long history that posters have played in our daily traveling routines, a poster exhibition of these great artworks has been organized for July 5th, 2018. In celebration in 150 years of Connaught Village and The Hyde Park Estate, and in partnership with Tomkinson Churcher, this selling exhibition of vintage London transport and recreation posters features rare and beautiful works dating back decades. The exhibition “Between the Lines”, features highlights such as rare London Tramways poster of Ken Wood [Kenwood] & Hampstead Heath, created by Ralph & Brown Studios in 1928, and also includes the the work of renowned graphic artist Edward McKnight Kauffer.

Exhibition Schedule:
5th July – 27th July, 2018

Location:
Lyon and Turnbull, 22 Connaught Street, London.

For more more details about this competition visit their website here.

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Competition: The 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival

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Competition: The 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival

Competition: The 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival
Established in 2015, the Shenzhen International Poster Festival is a large-scale international poster design campaign which commits to being an influential and professional design festival in China. With the concept of “Design Discovery”, the intention of the 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival 2018 is to present the most attractive poster works created in 2015.7–2018.7. The competition is open to all persons or the company participated in creating and making posters. The international selection panel will select works to be included in the exhibition, with regard of aesthetics and creation, as well as the forward-looking sense of innovation, and the value guideline of design from a unique perspective.

Deadline:
20th Aug – 2018

Categories:

A_ Cultural Poster

B_ Public campaign Poster

C_ Commercial & Advertising Poster

D _Specify Topic(for students)

Topic 1_Culture harmony in diversity. 和而不同

In 2018, we chose this most contemporary and influential theme, which aims at exploring cultural integration and development in the context of globalization, calling for a multicultural, inclusive and dynamic culture, and promoting cultural exchanges of diverse and inclusive civilization.

Topic 2_ one world, our home. 同一个世界，同一个家园

We have only one earth, and we share the same world. This is another poster theme chosen for the 2018 competition. Based on the essence of human longing for a better life, we call on people to protect and improve the human environment, build an ecological system that respects nature and green development, and jointly protect our only home.

For more more details about this competition visit their website here.

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