GRAPHIS POSTER ANNUAL 2016

A digital artistic portrait of a woman's face with gold and black leaf designs, featuring intense eyes and gold lips, overlaid with intricate leaf patterns.
Left page: Poster for Antonín Dvořák's Rusalka opera with an illustration of a fish. Right page: Poster for Simon Bocanegra opera showing a glass of water with a reflection of a sunset or sunrise on a body of water.
Colorful vintage poster advertising Budapest, Hungary, featuring a woman holding a glass with the Hungarian Parliament building reflected inside it, with neon-style text reading 'BUDAPEST' and locations 'SPA VILLE D'EAUX BADERSTADT'.
A vintage poster featuring a girl in a red dress sitting on a chair, holding a bowl, with three cats around her, one on her lap and two on the ground. The poster has French text including "Lait pur de la Vingeanne".
Black poster with a white cigarette crossed with a white cigarette, both with red spots near the filter end.
Left: Artistic depiction of a metal bolt head against a green background with text advertising an art exhibition by John Logan. Right: Aerial view of the New York City skyline at sunset with text overlaid that says 'ANY POINT OF VIEW' and 'TOP OF THE
Left side: Movie poster of Morgan Freeman, featuring a close-up photo of him with gray hair and a beard, in black and white. Right side: Bright green poster for the event "Once on this Island," showing a woman's profile with her hair made of tropical
Two magazine pages. The left page features black and white photos of a nude woman with angel wings on a rooftop with a cityscape, and a woman with angel wings sitting on a large sculpture of a human face, with the text 'Humoresque'. The right page ha
Left page: Bright yellow background with a collage of a black and white eye, a nose, and distorted black text spelling names of locations, with small Spanish text scattered around. Right page: Black background with large, bold, white 3D-style text re
Left side: Poster of a sailing ship with gray and blue background, text in German promoting Richard Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer' with premiere date 15.6.2013. Right side: Abstract geometric digital artwork with black, red, blue, orange, a
Left image is a colorful graphic poster with a dark face of William Shakespeare and vibrant geometric shapes above and below, with his name in stylized text. Right image is an abstract black and white poster with bold, expressive calligraphy and a sm

WHAT’S INSIDE

Poster Annual 2016 pairs arresting, full-page imagery with thoughtful editorial context. The volume showcases work by leading poster designers from around the world and features an in-depth interview with Kari Savoleinen, Curator of Finland’s Lahti Poster Museum, home to one of the world’s most significant poster collections, spanning more than 70,000 contemporary and historic works. The book presents 180 award-winning posters in full color, each accompanied by detailed credits and commentary that illuminate the creative process behind the work. Both a visual survey and an editorially driven reference, Poster Annual 2016 serves as an essential resource for designers, art directors, educators, students, and creative professionals.