Graphic design posters have existed for more than 100 years and are one of the main graphic design niches as a way to promote or announce a service, an event, a promo campaign, and more.
For today I hunted down more than 50 creative graphic design posters from all over the web and separated them into categories for easy browsing. Hopefully, you’ll get lots of inspiration and ideas for your next graphic design project.
Graphic Art Poster Design Examples
I’ll start with some amazing examples of art-based posters with illustrations and drawings, that prove art can be a great way to design an eye-catching poster.
Vintage Graphic Design Poster Examples
Poster design evolved over decades, and nowadays posters look completely different than posters from the 70s or 80s. Let’s take a look at some vintage and Bauhaus posters that were modern back in those days, grabbing the eyes of the audience using only simple shapes and colors.
Creative Graphic Design Poster Examples
Next, let’s have a look at some more abstract and creative approaches, that will give you a lot of ideas on how to design a successful poster that stands out from the crowd.
Modern Graphic Design Poster Examples
For this section, I listed some awesome modern graphic design posters that are powered with 3D, gradients, and vivid colors to catch the viewer’s attention. Today, design software is powerful and more accessible, and with globalization and connection, design trends are moving faster than ever. Anyway, there are few things that can describe this decade’s posters – 3D graphics, minimalism, and vivid gradient colors.
Event Poster Graphic Design Examples
Promoting and announcing events is a niche where the poster is still king. Posters are used to promote festivals, circuses, live concerts, operas, opening events, premieres, and many many more. And based on that, promoting an event next to many other events on the wall, requires quite different approach – a creative and abstract vision, here are some examples:
In the meantime, you can also check out 26 Amazing Event Poster Design Examples.
Typography Graphic Design Poster Examples
Typography posters are another big thing, and why not? When you want to send a message, why not just say the right words? Take a look at these outstanding examples of typography-based poster designs:
Movie Poster Graphic Design Examples
Since the beginning of the movie industry, posters have been a must for every single movie. Movie posters became the package of a movie, and they need to get the movie vibe and theme in one picture – is it a horror, is it drama, action, or comedy?
You have one image that needs to say what this movie is about, who is it for, and what will you get when watching it. A really hard job that requires a lot of work, but the examples below get it right.
Japanese Graphic Design Poster Examples
When we talk about posters, Japan is a pioneer in creative poster graphic design. It would be waste if I didn’t include some typical Japanese posters in this selection:
And there you have it! I hope you enjoyed this collection of graphic design posters with unique themes, styles, and from different eras. If you feel like getting more inspiration, you can continue with some of these related articles:
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