Graphic Design: Stunning new book The Art Deco Poster celebrates graphic magnificence of the interwar years

Date
16 October 2013

There must be something in the chilly October air because another day, another sumptuous book of astonishing graphics for us to pore over. William W. Crouse (always a fan of the middle initial used Samuel L. Jackson style) is a long-time poster collector particularly drawn to the Art Deco heyday of the interwar years, when post war optimism and technological advancement crested in an age of optimism, before it receded, giving way to a crippling economic depression and eventually another war.

This expertise makes him the perfect person to select around 360 examples of the most interesting, innovative and eye-catching poster design from this fascinating period and collect them together in The Art Deco Poster. Organised thematically, they are exhibited alongside illuminating explanatory texts which focus both on the aesthetic and socio-cultural aspects of these gorgeous artefacts. But the visuals are given centre stage, reproduced in both a scale and a quality that helps convey their brilliance.

Now excuse us while we get this drool mopped up…

The Art Deco Poster published by Thames & Hudson is available now.

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William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Publsihed by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Poster from William W. Crouse: The Art Deco Poster (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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