Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde

Even if we’re not designing anything remotely like this, it’s really interesting to see the use of fonts, the placement of images, and the dynamics that are added by graphics.

Following extensive spinal surgery, during the recovery phase, I rediscovered my love of art and the history of art. I already owned a few Taschen volumes but decided to build my collection. Buying used on Amazon is a great way to make this somewhat more affordable. I even found a few new titles selling cheaper than the used one on eBay. If you love high quality books, love art, love reading about art movements and artists across all genres - these Taschen books are hard to beat.

I don't normally write reviews but this is a ridiculously good book on Russian Avant Garde film posters. There's background on the major artists, commentary on their work, a solid collection of posters on quality paper, and accompanying text to explain what the films are about. I wish all art books possessed this breadth and depth when covering a particular subject. And I'm utterly amazed by the price for what I got in return.

I bought it for the pictures and was not disappointed. I have to sat the analysis was enlightening, relevant and concise. In so many books on culture it’s virtually impenetrable. Well worth the money for anyone with even a passing interest in the subject.

Nice chunky volume. For this price you want a book with a bit of heft. One point to note is that you don't have to queue for four hours to purchase it. Pesky capitalism.

Very good and interesting. Gifted it to my partner and they loved it. We learned a lot about poster design in the russian avant-garde. Good balance of pictures and text. The text is translanted in english, french and italian.

Good quality plates.

Fantastic book so why the fairly low score?The book is too small to do justice to the posters on display.This is no fault or criticism of the supplier. The book dimensions are clearly stated. I was just careless and didn't pay attention. Still a very interesting book. Had it been a bigger size the stunning quality of the design would have been more easily appreciated. Still worth buying if you're interested in this subject.