40 outstandingly creative posters

Traditionally, posters are intended for advertising, text and images printed on a large sheet of paper to hang on a billboard. There are few more effective ways to deliver a message to the world than a poster.

Today, that is still the case, yet, the poster has become a lot more. Nowadays, posters are an art form that is even often framed and used as a decorative element in homes and shops. A true sign of stylish differentiation!

For your inspiration, we have compiled 40 of the most amazing examples of these works of art. In addition, as is common in our articles we also present to you some tips and tricks on the subject.

Hawaiian Tropic: Pool

Designer: Grey Chile

© Grey Chile

imagineNATIVE Film Festival

Designer: Yuta Onoda

© Yuta Onoda

Ray-Ban // Clubmaster

Designer: d.kele

© d.kele

Poster for EVENTBRAND.net

Designer: Danil Krivoruchko

© Danil Krivoruchko

Blue Lagoon

Designer: Patrick Monkel

© Patrick Monkel

Make a Drawing

Designer: Otavio Rios

© Otavio Rios

Casa Babylon 2009

Designer: Santiago Guerrero

© Santiago Guerrero

Where Learning Happens Naturally

Designer: Los Angeles Zoo

© Los Angeles Zoo

Autologic Washing Machine

Designer: arcelik.com.tr

© arcelik.com.tr

Eat The Impossible

Designer: greggs.co.nz

© greggs.co.nz

Superman poster

Designer: James White

© James White

Discovery Channel – Life

Designer: Peter Jaworowsk and Ars Thanea

© Peter Jaworowsk and Ars Thanea

Listen to typography – 013

Designer: Selman HOŞGÖR

© Selman HOŞGÖR

Sete Léguas Boots

Designer: Bruno Trad

© Bruno Trad

Pacific Rim / Poster Posse #3

Designer: Patrick Connan

© Patrick Connan

Square Lake Festival

Designer: Erica Williams

© Erica Williams

Slow Down

Designer: Philip Andrew

© Philip Andrew

Heal the Bay: Watch

Designer: RLR Advertising

© RLR Advertising

Ligue Internationale Contre le Racisme et l’Antisémitisme (LICRA): Cleaning lady

Designer: Publicis Conseil

© Publicis Conseil

Government of Alberta, Office of Traffic Safety: Bus safety

Designer: Calder Bateman

© Calder Bateman

Poster Presentation Tip # 1: Poster Mockup

With the free poster mockup of Mike Delsing you have a simple but high quality option to present your posters. Simply download the free PSD file and open it in Photoshop. You can discover and experiment with different variations of this poster holder.

WWF: Panda

Designer: The Name

© The Name

Patil Hospital : Anti Self-Medication

Designer: R&P Advertising & Media Communication

© R&P Advertising & Media Communication

Fundacion Padre Hurtado: Drunk

Designer: Prolam Y&R

© Prolam Y&R

Toronto Crime Stoppers: Hoodie

Designer: DDB

© DDB

CVV (Suicide Prevention Center): Help yourself, 3

Designer: Leo Burnett

© Leo Burnett

One Life Couch

Designer: Dominique Trudeau

© Dominique Trudeau

Fight For Peace: Favela

Designer: Staff

© Staff

Awesome Poster Designs by DKNG

Designer: abduzeedo

© abduzeedo

A Ride Through Town” Poster

Designer: Alex Pearson

© Alex Pearson

Creative Artworks by Hylton Warburton

Designer: Hylton Warburton

© Hylton Warburton

Joanna Newsom

Designer: typographie.tumblr.com

© typographie.tumblr.com

Posters

Designer: jasonmunn.com

© jasonmunn.com

Poster Design project

Designer: Mei

© Mei

Posters

Designer: Justin Butler

© Justin Butler

Casa Babylon

Designer: Santiago Guerrero

© Santiago Guerrero

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Designer: Arnaud Hemroulle

© Arnaud Hemroulle

Some People refuse 2 b default

Designer: AhmedGalal

© AhmedGalal

Every Color Of Your Summer

Designer: cut&paste

© cut&paste

Cinema

Designer: brunomarinho

© brunomarinho

CUBEN 2010

Designer: Simon C Page

© Simon C Page

avantgarde

Designer: Maxime Quoilin

© Maxime Quoilin

BARCELONA

Designer: Giga Kobidze

© Giga Kobidze

Poster Presentation Tip # 2: Show it in your hands

Another very interesting option to present a poster is by keeping it in your hands. More precisely, the finished poster is simply held up in the air with both hands, as shown here in the following example: The Pedagogical Impulse. To achieve it simply have a friend or colleague take a picture of it.

This very simple way to present posters has the advantage that one can estimate the size and proportions of the poster.