arts for transit

"Astoria, Queens" by Barbara Friedman (1995)

I love these vintage NYC transit posters (are they vintage if they're from the 90s?). I remember seeing these up in the subway stations back when I lived in NY and loving how different they were from one another as well as reflective of their respective neighborhoods. Glad to see you can buy them now to celebrate your own favorite New York neighborhood!

"New York Harbor" by Richard Bosman (1994)

"Park Slope" by Gregory William Frux (1996)

"Long Island City" by Ann Schaumburger (1996)

"Soho Neighborhood" by Stephen Johnson (1997)

the centerpiece

We still don't have a crib. Or a changing table. Or just about anything else for Sweet Pea's nursery nook. But the one thing we do have is a print of this Dumbo poster. It's the Polish version of the 1941 Disney movie and it's just plain lovely. Because of its existence, I've convinced myself that now everything else will fall perfectly into place. How could I be wrong when I'm beginning with such a sweet illustration?

Tom Eckersley's post office

Tom Eckersley was an English poster artist who designed lovely and bright posters for a broad range of advertisements and public service announcements. My favorite posters are part of the series Eckersley made for the General Post Office in the 1940s. Don't they make you want to pack your packages much more carefully?

all images via the University of Arts, London

National Poetry Month

 via poets.org

It's April which means that aside from taxes, Easter, and pollen - this month is all about poetry! Yep, it's "National Poetry Month" and to celebrate we thought we'd do a poetry-themed post every Monday.

Here's the first - a free poster! I know that Ms. Lorelei just blogged that you can get a free poster in honor of "Children's Book Week," but a good idea is a good idea and so... click here to get your own Elizabeth Bishop-inspired poetry poster before they run out.

P.S. Though this year's poster is free, you can buy posters from previous years for only $5 bucks. Sadly, my favorite, the 2005 Emily Dickinson inspired / Chip Kidd designed poster, is sold out. Bummer indeed.

Children's Book Week Poster

The Children's Book Week Poster for 2011 features art by author/illustrator Peter Brown with characters from his book Children Make Terrible Pets. I have blogged about the posters before, but you can have one sent to you from the Children's Book Council and show your support for Book Week or start your very own collection. They simply require a self addressed envelope with 65cents postage and your poster will be on the way.

The Children's Book Council site provides all the information!

movie posters

Artist Claudia Varosio has designed the most fantastic collection of re-imagined movie posters. The pared down, retro look of her cinema prints are just perfect. Ms. Varosio's inclusion of immediately recognizable elements from each film are not only clever, but much more aesthetically pleasing than the actual glossy, commercial posters out there.

If you know a film buff in need of the perfect gift or somebody who wants the coolest dorm walls ever....you need to check out this etsy shop.

All images courtesy of claudiavarosio via etsy