50 Inspirational Typographic Poster Designs

The art of the typeface, from the typographer who creates them down to the designer who meticulously meddles with settings to get them just right in their designs — from the size to the letter spacing to the line length — is a complicated one. Many designers get overwhelmed just trying to get the typography right on simple websites.

But here we have 50 typographic posters where the art lies in not just getting the letters right, but using them to paint the picture. These posters were made by masters of typography, and showcases the letters themselves at the forefront in a way no book or website does. Take a look at this collection of inspirational typographic poster designs for your own inspiration.

Vintage Typography

Vintage typography

Typography

Typography

Demi Poster

Demi poster

iPop Poster

i-pop poster

Typography

Typography

Culture Counts

culture counts, unesco poster

Wonderland of Type

Wonderland of type

Typography

Typography

Typography Poster

Typography

PWND

Typography

When I Grow Up

Typography poster

Here to Create

Typography Poster

Capital N

Capital N

ADC Young Guns 7

ADC Young Guns 7 identity and collateral

Literary Typography

Literary Typography

Self-Promotional Posters

Self Promotional Posters

Odyssea 2010

Odyssea 2010

VAL Stencil

VAL Stencil

Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Hand-drawn Typographic Poster

Hand drawn typographic poster

3D Typography

3D typography

The Person You Love is 72.8% Water

the person you love is 72.8% water

Towers in Arabic Typography

Towers in arabic Typography

Moving Poster 3

moving poster 3 variations

Terry Francis Poster

Terry Francis Poster

Stay green. Go red.

STAY GREEN. GO RED.

Side Airbags


Side Airbags

I’ll Be The Brightest Someday

I'll Be The Brightest Someday

Einstein

Einstein

Made in Future

Made in Future

Taipo Grafik

Posters

Jim Henson’s Labyrinth

Jim Henson's Labyrinth

Retro Typography

Retro typography

Hell Yeah

hell yeah

Love Hurts

Love Hurts

Simone Chocolate

simone chocolate

Unicorn is so fly

Unicorn is so fly

Plug

Today I’m going to create something awesome

I hate 2D posters.

I hate 2D posters

Flatbush

Flatbush

We Are All Made Of Stars

We Are All Made Of Stars

Drum & Bass

Drum & Bass

Graphic Design Is

Graphic Design Is

Go catch some waves!

Go catch some waves!

I fly like paper, get high like planes.

Typography

Sell My Animals to The Bird

Sell my Animals to the Bird

Fonte This Paulo Die Como

typography

New York

NY

Adobe InDesign

adobe

Conclusion

For all that their designers put these letters through in order to create the visual representation they’re after, the best of these are still inherently readable. Readability is the most desired trait in good typesetting, and even when using type for unusual purposes this holds true. The lesson? When getting inspiration from poster designs such as these for your next type treatment in a client piece, remember that readability comes before artistic flair.

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Comments

  • emmanuel September 26, 2011

    Im alwys looking for inspiration for my work and these have given me some goo diears. In particular the AC DC post.er

  • Stefan September 27, 2011

    Awesome posters.. i really liked the Newyork..simple and elegant..

  • Mike September 28, 2011

    Thanks for presenting these. Some are amazing! Others, not so much. I’d argue that readability is more important than just looking good. If the reader can’t read your message, it doesn’t work, no matter how gorgeous. And in today’s rapid world, most readers will not take the time to figure out an intricate design (unlike we design freaks).

    Thanks again for some stunning stuff!

  • OYEDOKUN OYENIRAN ABIMBOLA September 28, 2011

    A M A Z I N G GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

  • Seth March 4, 2012

    Yeah, a lot are good, but others are pretty bad. The “New York” poster looks like a beginner’s high school project.

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