A poster sells a product or an idea. It has a single concept; it must be an instant visual communication to impress and motivate the viewer to act on the message. The greatest change in posters is movement - commercials on television are posters in motion. Shows numerous examples of traditional and modern posters.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008588
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Commercial art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Commercial photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Movement in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Posters - Design and construction
Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communication - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Posters - Design and construction
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Motivation (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)