A brief history of Graphic Design during the period of 1940 - 1959; with a personal focus on movie posters of that time.
More information about Josef Müller-Brockmann
More information about Armin Hofmann
Introduction to the history of Helvetica
More information about Paul Rand
More information about Saul Bass
Introduction to the movie poster section
An example of how the layout of movie posters changed along with the politics of the movie production houses during this time period. These two posters for Gone with the Wind were produced only a few years apart, on either side of the division of the two decades, and show how the depiction of the actors changed as well as how posters started to be seen as a way to highlight aspects of the story in order entice movie patrons into seeing said movies; in addition to having a better understanding of what to expect from the movie.
Examples of movie posters, and their style(s), in the 1940s
Examples of movie posters, and their style(s), in the 1950s
