Judge it by
the cover.
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Arts and Crafts
Made by hand, meant to last.
Art Nouveau
Every line has a curve.
Art Deco
Make an entrance.
Streamline Moderne
Built for speed. Drawn to match.
Bauhaus
Geometry with a purpose.
Swiss typography
Let the type lead.
Constructivist
Point it somewhere.
De Stijl
Straight lines only.
Mid-century Modern Graphic
Cheerful, sleek, and a little atomic.
Brutalist Graphic Design
Type. Black. Done.
Contemporary Editorial
Magazine cover, local event.
Vienna Secession
Gold, black, and geometry.
Glasgow Style
Tall, pale, and mysterious.
Push Pin Studios
A profile with attitude.
Japonisme
Say less. Leave space.
Belle Époque Lithograph
Paint the town.
Futurist
Faster than the page.
Dada Collage
Cut it up. Start again.
Cubist Exhibition Poster (1940s framing (Cubism 1907–1920s))
One subject, many angles.
Surrealist
Perfectly real. Utterly impossible.
Expressionist Woodcut
Carved with feeling.
Pop Art
Everyday things, shouted.
Op Art
Patterns that won't sit still.
Psychedelic
Turn the volume up.
Minimalism (Art)
One shape. Nothing else.
Graffiti / Street Art
Straight off the wall.
Suprematism
Shapes in free fall.
Vorticism
Sharpened to a point.
Neue Sachlichkeit / New Objectivity
Cut from the real world.
Orphism / Simultanism
Color, spinning.
Concrete Art
Beauty by the numbers.
CoBrA
Paint like nobody taught you.
Pre-Raphaelite Illustration
Every leaf, lovingly painted.
Big Eyes / Keane Waif
Eyes you can't walk past.
Risograph
A little beautifully imperfect.
Stamp / Letterpress (Modernised)
Pressed, not printed.
Screenprint Pop
Flat color, pulled by hand.
Botanical illustration
An invitation to slow down.
Cut paper
Big shapes. Human hands.
Monochrome + Single Accent
One color, used once.
Cyanotype / Blueprint
Developed in sunlight.
Penny Dreadful / Sensation Novel Cover
Scandal for a penny.
Etching / Engraving
Line by patient line.
Halftone / Newsprint
Read all about it.
Mimeograph / Ditto Machine
Run off in the back room.
Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography
Kid's painting. Grown-up type.
School Cutout Collage
Scissors, glue, and enthusiasm.
Crayon Folk Handmade
Waxy, warm, homespun.
Mexican Calavera / Posada
Death, dressed for a party.
Pennsylvania Dutch / Fraktur
Two birds, one tulip, perfect balance.
Madhubani / Indian Folk Art
Every inch alive.
Scandinavian Folk / Rosemaling
Painted with a steady hand.
Polish Poster School
One image, saying everything.
Vintage travel
Somewhere worth going.
Japanese Minimal Poster
Almost nothing. Exactly enough.
East German DEFA Film Poster
Faces that carry the story.
Taisho Modern / Japanese 1920s
Kimono meets cloche hat.
Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai
Glamour on the calendar.
Festival of Britain
The future, with tea.
Italian Futurist Typography
Noise you can read.
Zagreb School Animation
Cheerful, with a straight face.
German Expressionist Film Poster
Shadows with sharp corners.
Ukiyo-e / Japanese Woodblock
Cut, inked, pressed.
WPA / New Deal
Work worth a poster.
Soviet Space Programme
Upward, with the stars.
Factory Records / Haçienda
Restraint is the statement.
4AD Records
Beautiful, and a little haunted.
Heavy Metal Concert Poster
Go big. Then bigger.
Contemporary Flat Illustration
Clean shapes, warm welcome.
Vaporwave
Nostalgia for nowhere.