Type 8

Expression and Dynamics

Posters, which are close to Type 8 in spirit, are based on a dense, disordered arrangement of elements, which creates a sense of pressure, energy and indomitability. The elements look careless – this is achieved through torn edges, wrinkles, scuffs, smudges, sharp strokes, uneven, bold lines and deformed shapes. If there is a man in the poster, his gaze expresses absolute confidence, pressure and even fury. The poses are provocative and sprawling.

Selected posters are a reflection of the straightforward and punchy character of type 8. This type is not inclined to hold back thoughts and feelings – he expresses them openly and without trying to smooth the edges. That is why rough and careless forms are perceived as an expression of naturalness and sincerity. Type 8 is always wary and tends to expect a threat from the outside, so he is defensive and often attacks first. He also does not tolerate weakness and achieves his goals through assertiveness and endurance. Therefore, posters with pronounced tension, sharpness and dynamics translate his habitual and comfortable inner state.

Starowieyski Posters, The Museum of Modern Art
Franciszek Starowieyski

Starowieyski Posters, The Museum of Modern Art

  • Late Modern
  • / Polish School of Posters
1985
Wojna Chlopska
Franciszek Starowieyski

Wojna Chlopska

  • Late Modern
  • / Polish School of Posters
1976
Germs and Middle Class
Gary Panter

Germs and Middle Class

  • Post Modern
  • / Punk
1980
Do You Want Enough to Eat Without Coal, No Foodstuffs
Heinz Fuchs

Do You Want Enough to Eat Without Coal, No Foodstuffs

  • Early Modern
  • / Expressionism
1918-1919
Workers. Famine. Death Is Approaching. Strike Destroys. Work Nourishes. Do Your Duty. Work
Heinz Fuchs

Workers. Famine. Death Is Approaching. Strike Destroys. Work Nourishes. Do Your Duty. Work

  • Late Modern
  • / Polish School of Posters
1919
Danger UXB
Ivan Chermayeff

Danger UXB

  • Post Modern
1981
Jamie Reid (British, born 1947), Liberty (Black)
Jamie Reid

Jamie Reid (British, born 1947), Liberty (Black)

  • Post-postmodern
2011
Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the UK
Jamie Reid

Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the UK

  • Post Modern
  • / Punk
1976
Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen
Jamie Reid

Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen

  • Post Modern
  • / Punk
1977
Sex Pistols, The Great Rock N Roll Swindle
Jamie Reid

Sex Pistols, The Great Rock N Roll Swindle

  • Post Modern
  • / Punk
1979
Berlin. Haus Am Lutzowplatz, 1990
Jan Lenica

Berlin. Haus Am Lutzowplatz, 1990

  • Late Modern
  • / Polish School of Posters
1990
Knife in the Water
Jan Lenica

Knife in the Water

  • Late Modern
  • / Polish School of Posters
1962

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