Artcrank Posters

These posters were designed by RedBlackBrown (a group of Minneapolis-based designers) for a 2009 Artcrank show in Portland. I wonder if the green in the printed posters is as vivid as it is on the screen. Some of the details that are so fun in this series is that when placed next to each other the bike path is continuous. The background on each is continued as a pattern below (snowflakes, raindrops, stars, leaves). The way that "Artcrank" is set in what looks like smallcaps (T, K) and the rest lowercase but all at the same height (what typeface is that?). Here are larger images of each poster.

Artcrank is a poster show that is bicycle inspired. Here's the description from their website:

"Bikes are the world’s most fun and accessible way to get around. Posters are the world’s most fun and accessible art form. ARTCRANK brings them together.

ARTCRANK is a showcase of bicycle-inspired original poster artwork that people can enjoy looking at and afford to take home. ARTCRANK began in Minneapolis in 2007, and has expanded to Denver, St. Louis, Portland, San Francisco and Des Moines.

Every ARTCRANK show features posters created by local artists from the host city. Admission is always free, and posters are priced to let everybody take home at least one."

(Via FFFFOUND!)

Comments

[Charles]

Thanks for the great write-up, Lisa. Here's a photo of the actual printed posters:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyouel/3996629490/sizes/o/in/set-72157622426664229/