National Theatre at 60, from Hamlet to Dear England – in posters
August 2023
‘Grabbing you by the lapels’: a history of eye-catching NYC subway posters
Since the 1940s, the School of Visual Arts has been making alluring posters to brighten up the New York City subway, now being celebrated in a new exhibition
July 2023
Poster boy: Henry Moore exhibition art through the ages – in pictures
Twentieth-century Egypt in film posters – in pictures
May 2023
‘Keep your rosaries off my ovaries’ – the Glasgow library that collects explosive protest art
Glasgow Women’s Library has been collecting examples of the stark graphic brilliance of homemade banners since 1991. We go behind the scenes as they gather their latest: abortion rights placards
April 2023
Retro-futurist landscapes inspired by rock idols and writers – in pictures
British designer Maxine Gregson is inspired by the work of Bob Dylan, Joseph Heller, Joni Mitchell and JG Ballard to create unnerving scenes
March 2023
20th century Japanese poster art – in pictures
Power to the people: the branding of the Black Panther party – in pictures
October 2022
Cinema’s unquenchable thirst for vampires celebrated in posters
The author of a new visual history of bloodsucker films talks about their enduring appeal - and picks some of his favourite posters
September 2022
The Michelangelo of the movie poster: Renato Casaro picks his best film art
His windswept, airbrushed canvases have given shape to landmark films for decades, from Solaris to Dances With Wolves. Now 86, the designer looks back at his highlights
August 2022
Anonymous street art with a political message – in pictures
The UK collective ADG make eye-catching posters that challenge ideas about capitalism and the state
May 2022
Scarlet O’Haha: why do film posters for comedies always have huge red letters?
From The Nan Movie to Fun with Dick and Jane, ads for comedies nearly always follow one distinctive style. Why is this and when did it start? The humble bus shelter may have the answer
February 2022
Klaus Staeck’s posters attacking car culture – in pictures
The German designer, now 83, became known for his satirical advertisement spoofs, especially for those lambasting fast cars and their owners
January 2022
Back in the USSR: 1920s Soviet film posters – in pictures
During the brief period of artistic freedom before Stalinism, these avant garde film posters were as bold and innovative as the movies they advertised
December 2021
Other lives
Brian Barnes obituary
Mexico celebrated through the eyes of designers – in pictures
October 2021
Edgar Wright edits Observer New Review
Edgar Wright’s favourite fan art – in pictures
My frame is true: new wave posters – in pictures
September 2021
‘They created a new blueprint’: the legacy of Blaxploitation film posters
The genre, which some find tasteless and others empowering, is being explored at a new exhibition with a focus on poster designs
