Originally used to promote cabaret and tourist resorts by train, steamship and airline companies, travel posters from the 1920s have become iconic designs. The artwork depicted luxurious travel with strong and powerful imagery, which was influenced by the geometric shapes and bold colours of the Art Deco movement at the time. The style still inspires graphic artists today, who use the visual traits made popular by the originals to create their own travel posters and tribute art. In today’s inspiration showcase I present a range of poster designs, both old and new, all based on the vintage 1920s Art Deco style.
HMAS Parramatta by Mads Berg
Hess Park by Mads Berg
Bornholm 13 by Mads Berg
Grand Prix Monaco by Mads Berg
Ceylon Galle by Mads Berg
Sailing by Mads Berg
Chocolate Box Artworks by Mads Berg
Areitxpress Poster by Mads Berg
New York by Dave Thompson
The Flatiron Building by Dave Thompson
Brighton by Dave Thompson
The West Pier by Dave Thompson
London by Justin Pedler
Sydney by Justin Pedler
Brisbane by Justin Pedler
Transatlantic Line by Henry Rivers
Visit Rio by Henry Rivers
Visit Canada by Henry Rivers
Seville Poster by IdeaStorm
Coki Beach Poster by IdeaStorm
Modern London Poster by IdeaStorm
Route 66 by Martin Wickstrom
Cote d’Azur by Martin Wickstrom
Skiing Colorado by Martin Wickstrom
Explore Italy by Martin Wickstrom
Art Deco Glamour by Stephen Fuller
Art Deco Glamour by Stephen Fuller
Art Deco Glamour by Stephen Fuller
Mediterranee Poster by Stephen Fuller
Art Deco Weekend Posters by Stephen Fuller
Art Deco Weekend Posters by Stephen Fuller
Rome by Red Gate Arts
Fly Me To The Moon by Red Gate Arts
Dance by Red Gate Arts
Love Me, Love My Dog by Red Gate Arts
Life Is A Catwalk by Red Gate Arts
1958 Monaco Grand Prix by Charles Avalon
Nice Cote D’Azur by Charles Avalon
Chamonix Ski Train by Charles Avalon
Switzerland Pure Swiss Air by Charles Avalon
Cote D’Azur Pullman Express by Charles Avalon
Alfa Romeo Le Mans by Bill Philpot
Bugatti Monaco by Bill Philpot
Bentley Le Mans by Bill Philpot
Cooper 1961 Nurburgring by Bill Philpot
Goodwood Festival of Speed by Dave Thompson
Ski In Les Trois Vallees by Dave Thompson
London by Dave Thompson
Miami by Dave Thompson
Natural Hot Springs by Csaba Gyulai
Glory Days by Mara Drozdova
Miami Beach by Sergey Serebrennikov
Art Deco Wedding Poster by Stephanie Viau
Bonavista by Jessica Lambe
Metropol Kurier by Riccardo Guasco
Magazine Italiana by Riccardo Guasco
Maratona dles Dolomites by Riccardo Guasco
Maratona dles Dolomites by Riccardo Guasco
Maratona dles Dolomites by Riccardo Guasco
Longines Masters by Riccardo Guasco
Clos Du Bois by Steve Forney
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This work is so inspiring. Great research. Maybe you will consider a tutorial with recreation of one of artwork.
Great inspirational set here, but having Mads Berg near the top of the list blows away a lot of the others because he is in a league of his own. Thanks for keeping the standard so high here at Spoon Graphics!
Love Art Deco. Thanks for this well written and researched article. Good work.
Good ! Thank you, Chris !
Beautiful inspiration! Love these! Thank you for putting this together.
Chris…You never fail to post the most inspiring content.
It’s really inspiring art Thanks to sharing with us great collection
I didn’t use to think that much of Art Deco, but it has grown on me in recent years. It can make a nice style for logos and murals. Maybe I need a new logo haha
Chris, it`s my favourite collection of posters now! You are superior. Keep going!
this is one cool and amazing collections of designs i am getting design ideas from here this is real cool.
Superb! Thanks for sharing
Nice work from several artists here. Love this stuff!