The poster is one of the most popular and most used in advertising and informing people
The first poster was used to advertise a giant horse stature in the late 19th century by a man named William Caxton who brought the first printing press to Britain in 1476.
Here is the poster.
1866- French poster artist Jules Chéret is credited with the first full colored poster in history.
Moving forward to 1920 during the first world world poster where used by both sides to create propaganda and shape the public perception on the war.
After the second world war poster started becoming a more mainstream way for artist to express themselves and display there work. This was called the The rise of the International Typographic Style.
Today poster are used to do a handful of things in our society. They can be used to advertise. New products movies or public places to visit.
They can be used to inform people about things going on in the world.
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