Music Posters

Music Posters have been around for ages and have proven to be an effective way of promotion for the band and artist they feature, whether this be because they are stuck to your bedroom wall or if they are stuck to the side of a construction put up wall in the middle of London, they are still there to offer a service for the band. To promote their sound.

In terms of posters in whole they have been found to have been displayed for over 200 years, attracting our eye as we walked down the street or drove past usually trying to get across a viewpoint whether this be political or just promoting a service or product. However, the modern poster of which we are aware of today was first made possible in the 1870's when the printing industry finally cracked mass production of print possible.

Posters then quickly began being used a form of art by some of the best known artists such as Jules Cheret. He was a pencil artist who through the use of his bright colours and interesting characters became a popular choice for people and their advertisments. And by the 1890's posters were one of the most common ways of advertising.

Soon posters became one of the most popular methods of commercial promotion as they would be placed on buildings and fixtures in some of the busiest places of cities and towns. For example, Waterloo Station was once of the most common avenue for people coming in and leaving London, many posters will have been scene during this time attracting passers by to purchase products or visit events. Over the years posters have gradually faded out as a type of promotional cause and are now more commonly referred to as bedroom wall collectible for teenagers as the digital and billboard age has evolved in to what we now.

However, posters have always been and remained a key way of political parties getting their point across to the possible supporters of there causes. Once of the most common uses of posters over the years for political use was by French Students during the 1968 paris student riots alongside other Marxist views of this era. One of the earlier examples of poster use was after the 911 attacks where schools displayed poster of 'In God we Trust' around their library's, classrooms and social areas to show their support for the victims.

Regarding music posters they have gradually became less and less prominent as the digital age has taken over this era, therefore, the bands and artists have turned to this platform to gain more followers and advertise their album or concerts meaning the poster format of advertising had changed to a collectible item that appeared on the wall of teenagers bedroom or hall rooms. With some older people becoming more inclined to collect their favorite band and other artists posters.