Why are film posters longer than they are wide? [more inside]
posted by breadfruit on Nov 28, 2009 - 10 answers

As a follow-up to this post on the Blue, where might I purchase poster-size (and preferably laminated) maps in that historic, hand-drawn style? (example)
posted by aheckler on Nov 10, 2009 - 3 answers

I now have blank wallspace and shelfspace in my office -- help me fill 'em with some scientific eye candy! [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Sep 24, 2009 - 15 answers

I'd like to print a very small run of posters (maybe 15 each of 6 or 7 different, related designs) soon. What's the best way to go about this? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Jun 17, 2009 - 12 answers

Who has the final say when it comes to the content of movie posters and DVD covers? Is the director or writer allowed to protest the advertising for a movie? [more inside]
posted by PM on Jun 13, 2009 - 12 answers

Sometime during the summer of 2008, a website popped up with maybe 10 or 12 political, printable posters. Does anyone still have the link? [more inside]
posted by joshmcconaha on May 11, 2009 - 7 answers

I have recently run across a large cache of hong kong film posters from Thailand circa 1970s. I am thinking of buying them and am trying to research if they have any value. I am not getting great results from the internets. Any brain power out there that might point me the right way?
posted by citybuddha on Mar 27, 2009 - 2 answers

I like posters of political propaganda. The United Nations Fight for Freedom, the British Keep Calm and Carry On, Obama's Hope... Tell me about posters similar to these and where I can buy them. [more inside]
posted by insouciant on Mar 25, 2009 - 10 answers

What is the origin of the "demotivational poster" internet meme? [more inside]
posted by hpliferaft on Mar 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Any ideas for affordable artwork? Something beyond movie and band posters? [more inside]
posted by secretsecret on Mar 5, 2009 - 16 answers

Can I buy something to display my postcards on a wall that is simple and cheap? Looking for a low end version of this sort of thing that I can get in the US. [more inside]
posted by jessamyn on Mar 2, 2009 - 19 answers

I am need of a concert poster. Specifically, I am looking for the 2003 Vans Warped Tour poster, either with no venue listed or from the Camden, NJ show. [more inside]
posted by Loto on Feb 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I find a copy of this campaign poster? [more inside]
posted by j1950 on Jan 11, 2009 - 3 answers

Framing suggestions for Battlestar Galactica posters. [more inside]
posted by travis08 on Jan 9, 2009 - 4 answers

Where can I find this poster from the movie 'Qui etes vous Polly Magoo?' without paying $900? Also can you recomend any movie posters that have similar design (in terms of style)?
posted by barrakuda on Dec 19, 2008 - 1 answer

Anyone remember a website that had lots of old movie posters which I think were possibly from Russia but of American or western films? [more inside]
posted by aqueousdan on Oct 26, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me find cross section posters and books. [more inside]
posted by nightengine on Oct 25, 2008 - 3 answers

What are the threadless-ish equivalent websites for posters, art objects, etc? [more inside]
posted by jhscott on Sep 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me find a series of Democrat campaign posters from recent years. [more inside]
posted by ricochet biscuit on Aug 29, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me find beautiful posters with science, math or music as the subject. [more inside]
posted by storybored on Aug 10, 2008 - 33 answers

I'm looking for "urban" decoration and posters. [more inside]
posted by edmz on Jul 18, 2008 - 8 answers

Where can I purchase large movie posters (41"x81")? [more inside]
posted by kepano on Jul 7, 2008 - 7 answers

Desperately seeking illustrator to work in the 70s movie poster/Atari Cartridge artwork style for a magazine layout. Where are the new Bob Peaks? [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 25, 2008 - 2 answers

How can I hang movie / music posters cheap, effectively, and in a stylish way? [more inside]
posted by Schuby on Feb 26, 2008 - 15 answers

What is the deal with sites like allposters.com, art.com, etc.? [more inside]
posted by jeb on Dec 20, 2007 - 27 answers

I want to transform my room into a jazz lair! [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Dec 18, 2007 - 18 answers

With the joyous event of the election of a Rudd Labor Government here in Australia, I'm thinking of commemorating the win by taking the front page of a few newspapers and turning them into one of those hard wood posters you can buy from some music stores and poster shops. I am reliably informed that this process is called 'poster boarding' and from the few places I've looked at who do it professionally, this is going to set me back anywhere between $100 to $300 per poster. So I'm wondering if this is something I could do myself. If so, what do I need to buy, what do I need to do (a step by step process would be nice) and, importantly, how easy/hard will this be for a first-timer to do?
posted by Effigy2000 on Nov 25, 2007 - 7 answers

Where can I find a Style Wars movie poster? [more inside]
posted by bigspoon on Nov 14, 2007 - 3 answers

My boyfriend got a cool promotion but he's keeping the same office so I want to celebrate by giving him a new framed poster. Please suggest some good places where I could order one online. (The poster, not the frame.) [more inside]
posted by CrazyLemonade on Nov 12, 2007 - 20 answers

Looking for posters of Grand Guignol shows for an upcoming film set.... any ideas? [more inside]
posted by MeetCleaverTheatre on Oct 31, 2007 - 3 answers

I need a good way to put up posters in an adobe house! Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by vorfeed on Aug 24, 2007 - 10 answers

Got myself a bunch of posters from the San Diego Comicon and realised only too late that I really don't have the space for them. [more inside]
posted by sweetlyvicious on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers

I have some jpeg images that I'd like to blow up and print on glossy paper to frame and hang in my room. Is the easiest/cheapest way to go to a local kinkos or copy shop with a usb or are there cheaper alternatives to printing poster sized prints online?
posted by nyu2 on Aug 1, 2007 - 9 answers

Anyone know of any good large-format (5 foot by 3 foot poster) printers in the Portland, Oregon area? I've been burned by the wrath of Kinko's too many times and I need it within 48 hours. I know the right outfit could do it in just a few minutes, and I don't care what it costs. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on May 22, 2007 - 7 answers

Movie posters normally carry images that look hand-drawn. Even 'real' landscapes, or people, are frequently represented in this style. Why do studios do this? And are these images really drawn by hand, or are they just photoshopped photos? [more inside]
posted by scrm on Apr 25, 2007 - 9 answers

Frame-wise (or not) what's the best way to display posters like these (sized 12 x 18)? I just bought three of them and it feels wrong just to put push pins through them.
posted by pealco on Oct 27, 2006 - 12 answers

Are any of the old Soviet poster designers still working? [more inside]
posted by brundlefly on Sep 29, 2006 - 5 answers

Where can I find inexpensive--but original--art or cool posters in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by fdhidalgo on Sep 6, 2006 - 3 answers

Inspired in part by this thread, I'm looking for some cool cartoon strip/comic art posters. [more inside]
posted by Hartster on Aug 23, 2006 - 5 answers

William Eggleston, man I love this guy. I've been to a couple of exhibitions of his work in London and thought they were great. His use of colour in documenting the South is astonishing. Where can I buy posters of his work? [more inside]
posted by tonylord on Aug 17, 2006 - 8 answers

On the London tube there are posters called "Above Ground" that show an above ground view of the route of the train you're riding in relation to various landmarks, museums, major streets, etc. Does anyone know if these posters can be viewed online somewhere? [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Jul 22, 2006 - 6 answers

PosterFilter: Help me find a poster of Space Colony artwork that jwz blogged about yesterday. [more inside]
posted by aeighty on May 9, 2006 - 3 answers

You know those posters put up en-mass on hoardings (the plywood around building sites and whatnot). There are some really cool ones for a certian upcoming movie I've spotted around Toronto. How can I get my grubby little hands on these? It seems like with so many printed and put up, it shouldn't be hard. Just peeling them off the wall never works.
posted by Capn on Mar 10, 2006 - 15 answers

I am trying to remember the name of a free little Windows app that takes a .jpg as input, and supersizes it, splittling it into 8.5 x 11 (or whateve size) .pdf sheets.
posted by everichon on Feb 3, 2006 - 3 answers

Russian to English translation of some interesting communist posters from 1963. [more inside]
posted by kmel on Jan 2, 2006 - 8 answers

There seems to be no shortage of posters of the 1980 Olympic "Miracle on Ice" hockey team. However, I can't find a poster size, un-autographed version of the podium photograph. Corbis has it. What are my options? More research inside. [more inside]
posted by cruelshooz on Dec 7, 2005 - 7 answers

I want a single, large, 2-color silk-screened poster made. I have the artwork in a vector file. Is there a shop that does this sort of thing?
posted by rossmeissl on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Can someone please explain this Wayne's World poster to me? What's with the three fingers?
posted by rorycberger on Jul 23, 2005 - 13 answers

We're looking for a cool poster of the periodic table. This and this are considerations, but we'd rather have something more interesting. A poster of one of the early designs would be especially neato.
posted by frykitty on Jul 3, 2005 - 9 answers

I'd like a copy of The Vinegar Tasters, but so far have been unable to find one. Any suggestions?
posted by electroboy on May 3, 2005 - 7 answers