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David Klein's TWA Posters (2018)

95 points by NaOH 1y ago

andyjohnson0 1y ago
Thanks for posting this. I found the style and colours very refreshing compared to contemporary minimalism. However I'm struggling to parse the round object in the first Switzerland poster. Anyone care to help me out?
- netsharc 1y ago
  https://travelstylefun.com/the-fabulous-rose-filled-fountains-of-zurich-switzerland/ https://travelstylefun.com/the-fabulous-rose-filled-fountain... Although, it might also be a hat (2nd pic on https://civilisable.com/traditional-swiss-clothing/ https://civilisable.com/traditional-swiss-clothing/ )
  - JKCalhoun 1y ago
    I assumed a hat (there do appear to be two trailing ribbons coming out — gives me a "Heidi" vibe).
  - andyjohnson0 1y ago
    Thanks. I'm going with the hat theory.
  - matttproud 1y ago
    I presume this is hat a based on the ribbon. Note: That link's (actual) photographs seem to suggest that the topic was not adequately researched or generatively produced. Namely the photo with the caption "The Origin of Swiss Traditional Dress Photo by Cabinet Card Gallery" contains a sign within some words that indicate that even though these are Swiss people in the photo they are actually wearing costume to celebrate Austrian traditional costume of the region of Styria. The hints are "Steirisch" (Styrian) and "Buachstoana" (looks like a phonetic spelling of a Bavarian/Austrian dialect word as opposed to Swiss German and "Verein" (club/association). If someone could expand the "erh." abbreviation in a period-correct way, that would probably be definitively telling. This also doesn't resemble much of the Tracht I have seen worn at festivals in Switzerland either (regionalisms aside).
- smelendez 1y ago
  It’s rare to see contemporary advertising that’s so clearly the work of one artist.
matt_kirkland 1y ago
There's a volunteer-run TWA museum in Kansas City that has a bunch of these! Very cool to see a bunch of their marketing materials together, they produced a lot of interesting work.
- tylerflick 1y ago
  If you’re in KC be sure to check out the TWA rocket in downtown too.
os2warpman 1y ago
>Klein's influential posters still look extraordinary to this day and "define the excitement and enthusiasm of the early years of post-war air travel." I wish they were influential. Modern corporate messaging is.... not influenced by these works.

95 points by NaOH 1y ago

Thanks for posting this. I found the style and colours very refreshing compared to contemporary minimalism. However I'm struggling to parse the round object in the first Switzerland poster. Anyone care to help me out?

netsharc 1y ago
https://travelstylefun.com/the-fabulous-rose-filled-fountains-of-zurich-switzerland/ https://travelstylefun.com/the-fabulous-rose-filled-fountain... Although, it might also be a hat (2nd pic on https://civilisable.com/traditional-swiss-clothing/ https://civilisable.com/traditional-swiss-clothing/ )
- JKCalhoun 1y ago
  I assumed a hat (there do appear to be two trailing ribbons coming out — gives me a "Heidi" vibe).
- andyjohnson0 1y ago
  Thanks. I'm going with the hat theory.
- matttproud 1y ago
  I presume this is hat a based on the ribbon. Note: That link's (actual) photographs seem to suggest that the topic was not adequately researched or generatively produced. Namely the photo with the caption "The Origin of Swiss Traditional Dress Photo by Cabinet Card Gallery" contains a sign within some words that indicate that even though these are Swiss people in the photo they are actually wearing costume to celebrate Austrian traditional costume of the region of Styria. The hints are "Steirisch" (Styrian) and "Buachstoana" (looks like a phonetic spelling of a Bavarian/Austrian dialect word as opposed to Swiss German and "Verein" (club/association). If someone could expand the "erh." abbreviation in a period-correct way, that would probably be definitively telling. This also doesn't resemble much of the Tracht I have seen worn at festivals in Switzerland either (regionalisms aside).
smelendez 1y ago
It’s rare to see contemporary advertising that’s so clearly the work of one artist.

matt_kirkland 1y ago

There's a volunteer-run TWA museum in Kansas City that has a bunch of these! Very cool to see a bunch of their marketing materials together, they produced a lot of interesting work.

tylerflick 1y ago
If you’re in KC be sure to check out the TWA rocket in downtown too.

os2warpman 1y ago

>Klein's influential posters still look extraordinary to this day and "define the excitement and enthusiasm of the early years of post-war air travel." I wish they were influential. Modern corporate messaging is.... not influenced by these works.