The artist presents her poster: This poster will set your mind on the joy of traveling by bike. Visit Sweden and take a joyride exploring history, nature and tradition. The inspiration for this poster was a classic cityposter. I wanted to mix old traditions with modern way of illustrating. In the mix I put the […]
The artist presents her poster: I wanted my poster to be very simple, clean, and minimalist and showing a clear message: only by traveling to Sweden can you experience the uniqueness of this Scandinavian country. Surely travel posters can’t simply remain a cry from the past? Absolutely not. We live in a completely visual world […]
The artist presents her poster: Sweden is my home away from home. I have vacationed in Sweden with my family since I was a little kid, I went to university in Stockholm, I volunteered in Malmö… I have experienced Sweden in every season from -30°C to +30°C, from north to south, from east to west. […]
The artist presents his poster: My inspiration for the creation of the poster was midsummer, when nature turns green, yellow and white. It is a good time to go hiking in the forests of Sweden. In the illustration I want to ”tell” the story of a couple and their dog who are hiking in the […]
You know we love travel posters with our whole hearts, but did you know that the poster hunter also keeps other treasures, such as propaganda posters, in his archives? Since the prohibition period, efforts have been made to work for sobriety with the help of posters. The dangers of liquor have traditionally been warned by […]
Like many other travel posters, this poster came to be through a poster contest. The city of Helsingborg organized the competition and Gunnar Christenson won the first prize with this entry. The focus in the poster is the tower Kärnan, the only building left from the medieval castle that once stood in Helsingborg. The story […]
What a feeling and harmony in this poster! Not to mention that Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) was one of Europe’s most successful graphic artists and poster makers of his time. The American Edward McKnight Kauffer moved to London early on and quickly became one of Europe’s foremost poster makers. He is best known for his […]
Vadstena castle is one of Sweden’s best preserved buildings of Renaissance architecture, built in the 1500s by the Swedish King Gustav Vasa. In this poster, made in the 1930s, you can see M/S Juno gliding past the castle in all her glory. M/S Juno was built in 1874 in Motala and holds the title of […]
We don’t know much about this poster, but we know that we like it! This picture manages to convey a wonderful feeling of skiing at its best.
Take the train to the Artic Circle and see the magical midnightsun! Bengt Brattström has in a simple but beautitful way illustrated the red sun. Brattström was teaching illustration at Konstfack and also wrote a book about chromatics, so it’s no wonder that the colors in this posters are perfect.
