Poster Man: 50 Years of Iconic Design

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This collection of over 140 curated posters by the revolutionary graphic artist Seymour Chwast provides context and insight into not only his five-decade career, but the poster genre itself. Since founding Push Pin Studios alongside Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel in the 1950s, Chwast's posters have been widely celebrated for their combination of subversive style and strong political satire. His caustic humour, graphic hand, and visual commentary cleverly synthesize in a way that is both wry and immediately understandable. Posters are arranged by type -Causes, Commerce, Information, Exhibits, and Lectures - rather than chronology, which, along with the large format, invites readers to engage thematically with the designs. Commentary on each poster makes this a valuable resource for students, educators, historians, and all who appreciate the unique ability of posters to subvert notions of popular culture, politics, and design at once. Essays by Shepard Fairey and Steven Heller contextualize Chwast's impact on 20th-century design. AUTHOR: Seymour Chwast is an American graphic designer and founding partner of the celebrated Push Pin Studios, whose revolutionary work altered the course of graphic communication and design. He maintains an active presence in the graphic arts and illustrators community. SELLING POINTS: . Curated examples highlight Chwast's techniques for different types of posters, including social causes, advertising, and informational . Informs and inspires graphic designers, students, collectors, educators, historians, and all interested in poster art . Shepard Fairey and Steven Heller introduce and contextualise Chwast's career and impact 140 colour images

Seymour Chwast is an American graphic designer and founding partner of the celebrated Push Pin Studios, whose revolutionary work altered the course of graphic communication and design. He maintains an active presence in the graphic arts and illustrators community. Steven Heller, Ph.D. was widely in demand as a clinician, lecturer and trainer of the Ericksonian method, as well as his own method, Unconscious Restructuring (R). Through his seminar program, Clinical Hypnosis: Innovative Techniques (R) Dr. Heller was one of the first individuals to present what was to become known as "Ericksonian hypnotherapy". He became known as the "trainer of the trainers," and was given the name "The Wizard". Dr Heller also trained members of the helping professions, and conducted in-house training programs for hospital staffs, universities, medical, dental and psychological associations. He was a guest on several radio and television programs. Dr Heller received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from California Western University, where his special area of study was, of course, hypnosis. He was born in Los Angeles in 1939; he died in 1997.