100 Days of Posters / Day 064 of 100
Day 64: Art Deco
Glamour, geometry and the machine age.
- Chapter
- 07 Design History
- Level
- Intermediate
- Time
- 45–90 minutes
- Canvas
- 1080 × 1350 px
The principle
Art Deco (1920s–1930s) celebrated modernity, luxury and speed. It combined geometric patterns, symmetry, stepped forms, metallic colours and elegant, stylised typography. Its posters promoted ocean liners, trains and cocktails — a vision of a glamorous, mechanised future.
Objective. Apply Art Deco principles to a contemporary product or event.
The brief
Design a poster for a new high-speed rail line using Art Deco principles.
Constraints
- Do not reproduce or trace an existing poster — use the principles, not the artefacts
- Symmetry and geometric ornament
- A stylised display typeface
- Maximum four colours, including one metallic-feeling tone
You're done when
- Recognisably Art Deco principles
- A sense of glamour and speed
- An original composition
Stretch goal
Design your own Art Deco-inspired lettering for the title.