posters

Surviving Warsaw Uprising insurgents honoured in series of moving posters by contemporary artist Wojciech Korkuć

United by the slogan ‘Honour and Glory to the Heroes’ the series is divided into two types of posters - one depicting colourised photos showing scenes from 78 years ago, while the second group are portraits of living insurgents holding their own wartime photographs. Wojciech Korkuć

United by the slogan ‘Honour and Glory to the Heroes’ the series is divided into two types of posters - one depicting colourised photos showing scenes from 78 years ago, while the second group are portraits of living insurgents holding their own wartime photographs.

Warsaw Xmas poster goes viral as Polish cities clamber to get on design bandwagon

After being published by Warsaw City Hall on its social media, the design sparked a raft of opinions from internet users and quickly inspired other cities to jump on the trend and create their own designs alluding to the golden era of Polish poster art.

Artist travels from Świnoujście to Gdańsk to shine a light on Poland’s lighthouses with series of beautifully illustrated posters and map

To draw attention to their beauty and promote them as worthwhile tourist attractions, Sabina Strzelecka set out to discover all of the country’s 17 lighthouses after being inspired during a beachside evening where she caught a glimpse of a distant flashing light.​​

Stunning series of posters from Hel are an absolute must-sea

Striking a chord with the public for their humorous but also tender depiction of coastal life, the series reveal a Poland that is instantly recognizable to millions of people.

Gdynia artists design series of stylish posters to promote ‘city in the shadows’

Channelling Poland’s rich tradition of graphic art, the works have now helped Gdynia’s copious but often unsung charms reach an entirely new audience and, in the process, boosted the city’s standing as something of a crucible of creativity.

Wish you were here? Artist creates delightful posters of Poland’s most scenic sights

The series of paintings by Katarzyna Nowakowska brings a nostalgic and fable-like feel to the representation of some of Poland’s beloved vacation spots.

Paws for Thought! Vibrant poster to raise awareness of plight of the Lynx

Created for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Jan Kallwejt’s striking poster features a lynx and its cub in the forefront, with a forest behind it. The rest of the poster shows various threats to the lynx, from hunters between the trees to the destruction of its natural habitant by deforestation and road construction. Tree stumps show where trees have been cut down.

Pals looking to ‘blast away misconceptions about Poles’ with their stunning online poster shop

Projekt 26 was founded by friends Sylwia Newman and Harriet Williams, a Polish-British duo who live near each other in south-east London and bonded over their shared love for mid-century art and design.

Polish Red Cross marks its centenary with beautiful outdoor exhibition

Set up after WWI under the patronage of Helena Paderewska, the organisation commissioned designs from some pf Poland’s most celebrated artists including Tadeusz Gronowski, Marek Freudenreich and Andrzej Pągowski.

Father of contemporary Polish poster art Ryszard Kaja dies at the age of 57

Witty and amusing, but also insightful and astute, Kaja’s work cast the country’s lesser-known glories in the spotlight in a manner that felt fresh and compelling.

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