Art Deco Graphic Design

Also called Art Deco graphics

Art Deco graphics grew alongside urban consumption, travel and entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s; the name relates to the 1925 Paris decorative arts exhibition. Geometric figures, stepped silhouettes, radiating lines and carefully proportioned lettering translate speed, luxury and confidence in the machine age into memorable advertising images.

Kind: Visual grammar
Period: 1920–1939
Lineage: Decorative Graphics
Related styles: 2

Key traits

01Reduce figures, products or architecture to distinct geometric masses and facets.
02Stepped, radiating, curved or repeated geometric ornament can establish a clear rhythm.
03Type and imagery share directions, proportions and ornamental structure.
04Transport, machinery or modern urban imagery may convey its period character without requiring black and gold.

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[subject], Art Deco graphic design, stepped geometry, sunburst fans, streamlined motifs, black gold emerald palette, symmetrical luxury poster

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Lineage & relations

Compare with

Bauhaus Graphic DesignCompare geometry as ornament and period imagery in Art Deco with experiments linking type, form and function in Bauhaus graphics; shared shapes do not establish the same movement.

Sources

V&A：A Short History of the Poster