1920's Graphic Design

 This is an official soccer poster for World Cup in Uruguay, 1930.

 The London Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd published this poster in 1924.

Lucian Bernhard

 Lucian Bernhard: "Stiller“, 1908

Poster for Opel automobiles, by Hans Rudi Erdt,


Plakatstil was an early poster style of art that began in the early 1900s and originated out of Germany. First started by Lucian Bernard in 1906. Plakatstil means "poster style" in German. The traits of this style of art are usually bold, straight font with very simple design. Shapes and objects are simplified while the subject of the poster remains detailed. Plakatstil incorporated color combinations not seen in other art forms such as Art Nouveau. Plakatstil shied away from the complexity of Art Nouveau and helped emphasize a more modern outlook on poster art. Famous Plakatstil artists include Berliner, Lucian Bernhard and artist Ludwig Hohlwein.
Lucian Bernhard influential in helping create the design style known as Plakatstil, which used reductive imagery and flat-color as well asSachplakat ('object poster') which restricted the image to simply the object being advertised and the brand name. He was also known for his designs for Stiller shoes, Manoli cigarettes, and Priester matches