PLAKASTILby: Gaby Flores

Basics of PlakastilPlakastil translates to “poster making” in German

Originated in 1906 in GermanyStarted by Berliner Lucian Bernhard

Berliner Lucian Bernhard

Started with a box of MacthesBernhard entered a poster competition

Initiated “addition by subtraction”Original design was overly complex

Plakastil is not Allowed

Designers are being persecuted during World War IDesigners begin to flee Germany and spread to other nations

Plakastil begins to spread and influence other countries

Works Citedinternationalposter.com/style-primer/plakastil-posters.aspx

www.designhistory.org/The_History_of_Posterswww.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1080009/Plakatstil