Anyone who has ridden the NYC subway has probably noticed the eye-catching posters advertising the School of Visual Arts.
I went searching for one online recently after I fell in love with a poster designed by Gail Anderson that had the words "If someone says you shouldn't, ask them who should" in bold, free-hand lettering. I couldn't find it anywhere but I did discover that you can buy previous subway posters directly from the SVA.
Here are a few by graphic design guru Milton Glaser:
Thomas Woodruff's posters sprinkled a bit of fairy dust on the grimy subway platforms. I think they would make beautiful pictures in a child's bedroom:
Different designers have interpreted the "Art is..." theme in interesting ways:
Frank Young
2 comments:
The Woodruff posters were up during 9/11. The were a solace to us all seeing this artists magical world.
We've got a poster advertising a Goya exhibition hanging in our living room - we pulled it off the wall in the London Underground on the way home from that same exhibition (1994) and then ran like hell.
Fantastic memories...
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