Designed by Women

Women have designed posters for as long as the art form has existed. Their contributions to the field, often overlooked, deserve our full attention. 

  • Annik Troxler
    Weltformat 2016
    2016

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    Annik and Paula Troxler
    Jazz Festival Willisau 2013
    2013

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    Jennifer Morla
    El Museo Mexicano
    1995

  • Andrea Tinnes
    Library of Shapes, Texts and Structures: Allgemein Grotesk
    2019

    • In the field of poster design (and design as a whole) women have rarely been granted the same recognition as their male counterparts.

    Even today, when more women than men are entering the graphic design field, there are few well-known female poster designers.

    And yet, even this small selection of posters shows the range of female talent in the field. 

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    doppelpunkt kommunikationsdesign
    Bauhaus-Archiv, b
    1996

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    Paula Scher
    Him, Public Theater
    1994

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    Paula Scher
    Public Bikes
    2012

  • Paula Scher
    Blade to the Heat, Public Theater
    1994

    • Recently, some powerful voices have brought attention to the contributions of women to poster design. 

    Berlin-based graphic designer Svenja Prigge has created a project called Posterwomxn, an online community working to promote the work of women poster designers.

    Design museums have also taken up the cause, and over the last several years a number of exhibitions have focused on posters designed by women. In 2019, The London Transport Museum’s exhibition Poster Girls showcased posters designed by women for the London Underground. In 2022 the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, the renowned Swiss design museum, organized “Königinnendisziplin” (Queens of their Discipline – Posters by Women Designers), an exhibition showcasing the work of 75 female designers from the early 20th century to the present. 

    These are important first steps toward a full recognition of women in the poster world. 

  • Julia Born
    Swiss Style, Internationale Grafik, Museum für Gestaltung Zurich
    2015

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    Rosmarie Tissi
    Albers, Lustig Cohen, Tissi, 1958-2018, Pratt Manhattan Gallery
    2018

  • Rosmarie Tissi
    Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern
    1994

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    Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 91
    1991

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    Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 93
    1993

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    Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 97
    1997

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    Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 98
    1998

  • Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 99
    1999

  • Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 2000
    2000

  • Rosmarie Tissi
    Weltformat 2020
    2020

  • Flavia Cocchi
    Animation, MUDAC, Lausanne
    2007

  • Flavia Cocchi
    Le Spectacle dans la Rue, MUDAC, Lausanne
    2006

  • April Greiman
    Freedom, Equality, Liberty, Security, Property. Artis 89's Images Internationales pour les Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen
    1989

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    Anaëlle Clot
    Théâtre de l'Orangerie 2018
    2018

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    Anaëlle Clot
    Théâtre de l'Orangerie 2019
    2019

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    Anaëlle Clot
    Théâtre de l'Orangerie 2020
    2020

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    Anaëlle Clot
    JazzOnze+ 2019
    2019

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    Anaëlle Clot
    JazzOnze+ 2020
    2020

  • Maya Kopytman
    100 Years of Women's Right to Vote
    2020

  • Herendi Artemisio
    Fotografik: Klein, Ifert, Zamecznik
    2019

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    Giliane Cachin and Alice Franchetti
    Cully Jazz 2018
    2018

  • Giliane Cachin
    RKC (Rocking Chair Music)
    2022

  • Rosmarie Tissi
    Serenaden 92
    1992