A re-release poster is not the same thing as a reproduction. That distinction is one of the most useful pieces of movie-poster vocabulary a new collector can learn.
A wall of original posters can look fantastic. It can also look like a stockroom if every gap is filled simply because there is space. The difference is usually editing.
First release, re-release, reissue, one-sheet and reproduction are not interchangeable. A practical guide to describing original movie posters accurately.
British railway companies did not just sell train tickets. They sold the idea of escape: a bright beach, clean air, a handsome promenade and the possibility that summer might be waiting at the end of the line.
Poster condition is not a single sliding scale from perfect to ruined. A fold, pinhole, repaired tear, fading and paper loss are different things, and their importance changes according to the poster.
Few film series have built a visual language as recognisable as James Bond. The dinner jacket, gun, women, gadgets and 007 mark became ingredients artists could rearrange without losing the identity of the series.
From Norman Wilkinson and Tom Purvis to Terence Cuneo, the artists and commercial designers who turned British railway advertising into a remarkable graphic tradition.
A practical guide to authenticating vintage fashion posters using printing, paper, dimensions, credits and edition history — without relying on myths or single-test shortcuts.
First release, re-release, reissue, one-sheet and reproduction are not interchangeable. A practical guide to describing original movie posters accurately.
David Hockney, Eduardo Chillida, Hans Hartung and the extraordinary artist-poster programme created around the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
From The Man with the Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder to Vertigo and The Shining: why Saul Bass changed the language of movie-poster design.
Why the British 30 × 40 inch quad became horizontal, how designers used the format, and what collectors should know about original UK cinema posters.
From Norman Wilkinson and Tom Purvis to Terence Cuneo, the artists and commercial designers who turned British railway advertising into a remarkable graphic tradition.
A practical guide to authenticating vintage fashion posters using printing, paper, dimensions, credits and edition history — without relying on myths or single-test shortcuts.
How to store, frame and conserve an original vintage movie poster, including folds, linen backing, sunlight, tape and restoration.
