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I know how to cook--but I still want a blueprint!

bookmammal — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:22:01 -0800

Blueprint artwork for recipes . . . has anyone seen these? Many years ago I saw some poster-type prints that were designed to look like blueprints of how to assemble common foods. I remember one for a taco, one for an ice cream sundae, and I'm sure there were several others. They looked very authentic and were very eyecatching! I'd like to purchase something similar for my kitchen--has anyone seen anything like this online or in an actual store? Googling has not been helpful.

Where can I find britpop posters?

vraxoin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:14:42 -0800

I'm looking for a place to buy a big poster of the britpop bands Pulp or Suede as a gift for a friend. After extensive googling, I can only find tabloid sized full-page ads from music magazines. I'm looking for a BIG poster, like 27x40 or thereabouts. If it were a signed something or other, that would probably work, too. I've tried big poster sites like AllPosters, PosterVault, etc. So those are out.

Whats with this poster?

breadfruit — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:32:49 -0800

Why are film posters longer than they are wide? This seems like a fairly universal rule thats rarely broken.

Film itself is wider than long which adds to the confusion.

Help.

Seeking poster-size historic maps!

aheckler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:45 -0800

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)

Arts & Graphs

not_on_display — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:20:36 -0800

I now have blank wallspace and shelfspace in my office -- help me fill 'em with some scientific eye candy! I work as an admin for a local university's biology department; however, I am mostly a layperson (other than absorbing science documentaries). I like being around scientists without having to actually be one myself.

I've recently changed office space, and now there is a lot of actual open wall around me, and a few empty shelves--blank space which begs to be filled with ... with what? In the past, when I've had more cubicle-type spaces, I've tacked posters like these [#wc24 & higher #'s especially] onto the (spongyfoamy) walls -- they are interesting, relevant, a good distraction if needed, fun, and sometimes a conversation starter for those who drop by. I've also liked NGS-style maps. And I've found this little 3-D optical illusion papercraft a fun thing to have sitting on my shelf. (You can download one of those via .pdf here.)

Can you suggest other posters/prints/sculprtue/art of this sciency ilk? Bonus points if it's relevant to evolutionary biology, organismic biology, or neurobiology. Charty or arty, any suggestions are welcome -- thanks!

The poster is dead. Long live the poster!

ocherdraco — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:41:22 -0800

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? The posters are still concepts at this point, though I imagine I'm going to draw them and then manipulate them on the computer. I'd like either to have a printer do them, or to do them myself, but if I do them myself, the method needs to be very inexpensive. I do not have a budget to go out and buy more than, say $15-20 worth of supplies.

These posters will be displayed in an art show, so they need to look good (i.e., I'm not looking for the rasterbator).

Who decides what's on a movie poster?

PM — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:50:53 -0800

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? The specific movie I'm thinking about is Transamerica: It's ostensibly a trans-friendly kind of film, where the protagonist is not at all confused about her gender presentation. The poster, on the other hand, is embarrassing. She stands outside of men's room and a women's room, unsure of how to proceed.

Who can I blame for this? Is it the producer's fault? An ad agency's?

Where are the amazing posters releases just before Election Day?

joshmcconaha — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:43:12 -0800

Sometime during the summer of 2008, a website popped up with maybe 10 or 12 political, printable posters. Does anyone still have the link? They were political in focus, and the one I explicitly remember was brown, with a lighter colored outline of the continental US with the words MADE IN CHINA within. I think there was one with a gas pump (or oil barrel), and one dealing with credit/the economy.

They were really amazing, but now I can't find them anywhere. Googling is helpless because of the broad details I have. I do remember there was an associated URL -- knowing it would answer this question.

Any ideas? Someone has to have this stuck in their bookmarks somewhere...

Help me learn about Hong Kong film posters

citybuddha — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:40:54 -0800

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?

Where can I find posters of political propaganda?

insouciant — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:26:11 -0800

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. I enjoy Chinese, Russian or Eastern European posters as well, but I'm mainly looking for Western ones.

What's the history of the demotivational poster?

hpliferaft — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:46:03 -0800

What is the origin of the "demotivational poster" internet meme? I'm looking for a history of the demotivational posters popularized on 4chan (I think).
Here are examples from the company that the Wikipedia says popularized them. A search on Encyclopedia Dramatica returned nothing.

Where were they started? And by whom?

Looking for unique posters and affordable art!

secretsecret — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:51:05 -0800

Any ideas for affordable artwork? Something beyond movie and band posters? I'm interested in affordable artwork for my apartment. By affordable, I mean art for under $100. So far I've bought a silkscreened poster and a gorgeous photograph on Etsy. I also enjoy buying art from 20x200 (www.20x200.com)

Shops like art.com are so overwhelming (so is etsy, actually). I have an easier time if I have an idea of something unique to look for. Here are some examples of unique, affordable art that I enjoy:

Pirate posters by 826Valenica.org (yes, Dave Egger's charity) http://www.826valencia.org/store/shop_posters.html

Art created by the WPA for Roosevelt's New Deal -- spectacular graphic posters from the 30s and 40s--very cool!
http://www.loc.gov/shop/index.php?action=cCatalog.showItem&cid=14&scid=363&iid=3467
http://www.rainfall.com/posters/WPA/1688.htm

Posters from book covers, like this great Catcher in the Rye poster:
http://www.art.com/products/p12330006-sa-i1715177/michael-mitchell-the-catcher-in-the-rye-by-jd-salinger.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=c94aa604d95f48cbad1a5f965eea1686

This is the unique art I'm interested in. If you ever saw something cool on someone's wall, or this question makes you think of your favorite online store, please share!!

Thanks!

what are these thingdoos called that hung my posters as a kid?

jessamyn — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:58:47 -0800

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. When I was a kid, I hung my Leif Garrett posters on my walls with these rigid pieces of plastic. One slid over the top of the poster and had a little piece of string in it and one went on the bottom and just added weight. They were super cheap. I want them now.

I get a lot of postcards in the mail and I'm running out of space to put them and I'd like to look at them while I work. I'd love to have an upside-down version of the poster hanging thing that was attached to the wall that I could just slide postcards into, in a long line. Preferably transparent plastic. I envision it looking like this only with like 50 postcards over a few rows. So maybe sixteen or twenty linear feet.

Things I am not looking for: postcard/photo clips (too grippy, too inflexible, too spendy), postcard/photo sleeves (too tough to remove/move cards), frames or hangers (too spendy in bulk), "poster rails" (as I have seen them, too expensive, this is the closest I've found), tacky wall stickum stuff (too gloppy, I'm looking for linear). I read this thread but that's not quite right either.

If I can't buy these things, I'm open to other suggestions that don't involve wall-stickum or thumbtacks. Thanks!

Help me find a concert poster, please?

Loto — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:00:48 -0800

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. A friend of mine is looking for a copy of the 2003 Vans Warped Tour poster. She's found copies for sale from other venues, but she can't seem to find one from either the Camden show or if not from there, with no venue listed. Anyone have any leads? I've checked all the usual places, and all we can find are shows from other venues.

Worst case scenario, an image of one suitable for printing on a large scale might be okay. As I understand, that is what many of the online poster stores do now anyway.

Help me find this poster!

j1950 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:51:17 -0800

Where can I find a copy of this campaign poster? I like a campaign poster from Norman Mailer's 1969 run for New York City mayor, which featured "New York City: the 51st State". I can't seem to find it online or eBay. Any idea where I can find it?

Image here.

Framing suggestions for Battlestar Galactica posters.

travis08 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:37:57 -0800

Framing suggestions for Battlestar Galactica posters. My sis got me these wonderful BSG posters. They are 22" x 17" and I would like to get them framed. However in keeping with the BSG aesthetic I would like to have the corners clipped on the frames to form an octagon like they are on the prints.

Any suggestion for an appealing DYI option, or a reasonable custom job.

Ou est-tu le Poster?

barrakuda — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:33:07 -0800

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)?

Looking for a website with lots of (possibly Russian) movie posters for popular american movies.

aqueousdan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:14:48 -0800

Anyone remember a website that had lots of old movie posters which I think were possibly from Russia but of American or western films? They were very dark looking images which usually didn't seem to match the movie. The only one that really springs to mind is the poster for E.T which made the movie look frankly frightening!

Cross section cravings

nightengine — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:37:34 -0800

Help me find cross section posters and books. I am looking for books and posters which display exploded cross sections of various technologies (airplanes, spacecraft, machines). For reference, I am a fan of Stephen Biesty's books, so anything in that vein will satisfy my cravings. Bonus points if anyone can tell me how to get copies of United Technologies' cross-section advertisements.

Where to buy cool posters?

jhscott — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:53:14 -0800

What are the threadless-ish equivalent websites for posters, art objects, etc? I have an office and a new apartment to put my own stamp on. I'm looking mainly for posters and perhaps a few other things to make these places less antiseptic. I've already hit up thinkgeek, but movie/music posters aren't quite my style. I do generally like the threadless aesthetic (their prints are too expensive though!) -- also, stuff with a science(-fiction)/technology bent would be cool.

Any thoughts on where to find stuff?

Who recalls these posters?

ricochet biscuit — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:53:22 -0800

Help me find a series of Democrat campaign posters from recent years. For what must have been the 2006 mid-term elections, the Democrats produced a series of posters which were nothing but text -- proper nouns, as I recall -- on a black field, on the theory that the associations alone were enough to evoke distaste for the status quo. It seems to me there were three or four of them, one with names ("Cindy Sheehan," "Harriet Myers," "Valerie Plame"), another with places ("Abu Ghraib", "Guantanamo Bay," "New Orleans") and so forth. My google fu is weak. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Help finding beautiful science, math and music posters

storybored — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:37:00 -0800

Help me find beautiful posters with science, math or music as the subject. Which science, math and music posters do you love?

I've also felt that mathematical formulae and the musical scores of certain pieces have an innate beauty to them. Any examples that come to mind for you?

Help me find urban decoration

edmz — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:38:12 -0800

I'm looking for "urban" decoration and posters. A friend of mine has a pizzeria that has an urban ambiance. And by "urban" I mean an old looking brick wall with a small tag, some posters by Obey Giant, a couple of photograps of Banksy stuff and stickers from indie record labels.

He asked me for help searching for more stuff like that. Where can I find more stuff similar to what he has now? Allposters.com sites seem to have corny or classy stuff, but I'm looking more for independent/small artists.

thanks for any help.

LARGE Movie Posters?

kepano — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:58:57 -0800

Where can I purchase large movie posters (41"x81")? After watching Play it Again, Sam last night, I felt compelled to buy some of those huge movie posters that decorate the apartment of Woody Allen's character. After a bit of research it seems I'm looking for "3-sheet" or 41"x81" versions. Are there any particular online purveyors that the hivemind can recommend? I'd love a place that stocks 60s-70s movies, but I really am open to any decade.

Can anyone suggest an illustrator to work in 70s movie poster style?

Senor Cardgage — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:24:14 -0800

Desperately seeking illustrator to work in the 70s movie poster/Atari Cartridge artwork style for a magazine layout. Where are the new Bob Peaks? Im art director for a regional mag here in Sacramento and I want to find an illustrator to work in the 70s movie poster style for a layout we are working on.

I am very keen on a Bob Peak look for this, or something even akin to the old skool Atari 2600 label paintings.

Anyone have any idea of modern masters that can handle a prohject like this?

Are they all long gone?

NOTE: we are on a budget, so Mr Struzan will (sadly) have to sit this one out. :(