Douglas DeLong - The Big Book of Vintage Advertising Posters - Volume One: A Kindle Coffee Table Book

Great advertising triggers an emotion in you. It has purpose. It touches a nerve, and that provokes a reaction.

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(This is the first volume of a three-volume set of vintage advertising posters. It features nearly 150 high-resolution images in 8 galleries that have been digitally enhanced in order to give them maximum impact.)

Once upon a time advertising was art. Before radio and television became the primary mediums for advertisers in the middle of the 20th century, posters dominated the advertising landscape around the world. Beautiful, hand-painted posters were created by some of the worlds most prominent artists men like Alphonse Mucha and Jules Chret mass-produced thousands of colorful posters inviting consumers to purchase a wide variety of goods and services, attend special events or travel to exotic locales.

Lithography, the printing process that made it possible to mass-produce posters, was invented in 1798, but it wasnt until 1880 that the process was finally able to reliably produce posters quickly and cheaply. This breakthrough was due to an innovative process created by Jules Chret called the 3 stone lithographic process, which allowed artists to achieve every color in the rainbow. Artists were suddenly able to utilize their superb artistry and remarkable craftsmanship to economically create gorgeous works of art on paper posters and a brand-new art form was born.

As the poster craze exploded around the world in the 1890s, artists took the opportunity to celebrate the unique cultural institutions of their own country in their art. So, for example, French posters featured a lot of cafes and cabarets, while Italian posters focused on opera and fashion.

Art Nouveau, the elegant style of art that flourished in the 20-year period from 1890 to 1910 and was popularized by Alphonse Muchas posters, eventually lost its luster with the void being filled by a young Italian artist named Leonetto Cappiello. Instead of utilizing the finely detailed work that characterized Art Nouveau, Cappiello focused on creating a single image, usually humorous or somewhat bizarre. He wanted to create an image that would quickly capture a persons attention as they walked along a busy street. His innovation in poster design was so important that today he is often referred to as the father of modern advertising.

The posters in this book come from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and represent the Golden Age of poster production. You will find a wide variety of styles and artists. Posters were selected based primarily on their visual appeal or historical significance. Each gallery is preceded by an index with pertinent information about each poster and links where you can find further information.

I hope you will enjoy this collection of vintage posters. If youre left wanting more, Volumes Two and Three of this series are available now in the Kindle store. Also, if the spirit moves you to write a review on Amazon, it would be greatly appreciated. Positive reviews help spread the word to more people and always make my day!

Douglas DeLong

November 2018

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