On Sale Now: NYC-Themed Posters Designed by The City’s Best Graphic Artists
NYCxDESIGN’s An Ode to NYC posters are now for sale via Poster House! Having launched yesterday in celebration of Giving Tuesday, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to NYCxDESIGN’s Emerging Designers Residency Program.
As part of the fourth iteration of the organization’s “An Ode to NYC” poster campaign, a new crop of the city’s best graphic designers were tasked with painting a vision of tomorrow. Once again, the result was a stunning selection of one-of-a-kind poster designs that articulate NYC’s enduring creative energy.
Just in time for the holiday season, they also make the perfect $50 gift for lovers of design and NYC.
2023 Ode to NYC Poster Designs
Tomorrowland by Natasha Jen, Pentagram
Tomorrowland by Natasha Jen, marked with the declaration “New York Est. 1624,” embodies the convergence of the city’s historical narrative with the avant-garde design aesthetics of retrofuturism. The skyline emerges as both a testament to architectural ingenuity and an emblem of the city’s perpetual transformation. It conjures an impression of New York’s enduring vitality and its relentless quest for progress. This poster prompts imagination of the interplay between tradition and expectation, history, and the limitless possibilities of New York’s future.
About the Artist: Jen is an award-winning designer, educator, and partner at Pentagram, the world’s largest independent design consultancy. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she joined the company’s New York office in 2012. Among numerous other accolades, Jen is a six-time National Design Award nominee, and her work is widely recognized for its innovative use of graphic, verbal, digital, and spatial interventions that challenge conventional notions of media and cultural contexts.
Metropulse by Scott Henderson, Scott Henderson Inc.
Metropulse by Scott Henderson celebrates the exuberance and history of design in New York, with a nod to its mid-century roots mashed together with the fresh and contemporary. Reminiscent of a watercolor painting, Metropulse conveys the sense of fluidity that only New York City can deliver.
About the Artist: One of America’s top product designers, Henderson has been named Chairman of the Industrial Designers Society of America’s International Design Conference (IDC), served as a regular columnist for INNOVATION Magazine, and featured as a presenter on multiple CBS prime-time design TV shows. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum, and the Alessi Museum, with 90% of his projects mass produced and going on to become industry best-sellers.
Pulse of the City by Standard Issue
Pulse of the City by Standard Issue, New York-based design consultancy, is a testament to the firm’s love for this city and for design, by way of Massimo Vignelli’s classic 1972 NYC subway map connecting people from every part of the five boroughs.
About the Firm: Standard Issue works with design-minded clients on identity, branding, marketing, packaging, digital, materials, interiors, and exhibition programs.
New York or Nowhere by Dotun Abeshinbioke, ábiké studio
New York or Nowhere by Dotun Abeshinbioke is a nod to the quote that can be found graffitied around NYC streets. In this poster, she created different typographical treatments using the quote on plastic bags, as a play on the classic “Thank You” bags.. The choice of typography is also a nod to the type that can be found in and around the city from The New York Times to store signage.
About the Artist: Abeshinbioke is the creative behind ábiké studio − a full service 360 creative agency pushing the boundaries of branding, design and art direction with a pan-african point of view. A third-culture kid with roots in Nigeria and London, Dotun is now based in Brooklyn, NY and is known for her flair for modernized prints, colorways and playful approach to design and spaces.
Welcome2NYC by Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, EFM Design
With Welcome2NYC, Emanuela Frattinin Magnusson invites viewers to dive into an unstructured jumble of many parts that coexist in an ever-changing productive chaos. In her own words, it “allows you to go with a flow that can take you in directions you were not expecting, where you can find beauty where others may not, and either way – that’s ok.”
About the Artist: A Milan-born architect and designer based in New York, Magnusson is the founder and principal of EFM Design, a multidisciplinary practice established in 1991. She also has experience leading design at Related Hudson Yards and Bloomberg LP and has created award-winning, top-selling products for the likes of Knoll, MoMA, and more.
The Brownstone by Mia Coleman, Rememory Directory
The Brownstone by Mia Coleman is inspired by New York’s iconic brownstone buildings, and the stylish Black and Brown people that have inhabited them for generations. It’s also an ode to Black hair and beauty as a means of creative expression from Black women of the African Diaspora. This piece honors the notion that NYC will always be the top destination for diverse people who bring culture, style and beauty to the city.
About the Artist: Coleman is a Brooklyn-based art director and designer drawn to projects that leverage diversity, community, and equity for marginalized groups. She is also the founder of Rememory, a growing talent directory of Black women and non-binary creatives around the world.
City Flourish by Raven Mo
City Flourish by Raven Mo captures the intricate dance of NYC’s native plants and insects thriving in the city. It is a drawing to celebrate the resilience of these often-overlooked critters in our urban ecosystem. Mo invites viewers to appreciate the delicate harmony that grows amidst the concrete jungle, reminding us of the importance of conserving native plants and insects.
About the Artist: Mo is a New York-based designer specializing in brand identity and type. Her work focuses on the intricate social relations and infrastructures built by type.
United by Hip Hop by Shani Sandy, IBM
United by Hip Hop by Shani Sandy depicts a boombox, blasting hip hop’s native tongue, a force that has brought New Yorkers together from points of the city for decades. In Sandy’s words, hip hop invites city dwellers to “sing the songs of our neighborhoods and those we’ve never been to…together.”
About the Artist: Currently a Design Executive at IBM leading design-driven transformation, Sandy is a creative leader who empowers businesses to achieve their goals through the dynamic power of design and a multidisciplinary designer working at the crossroads of creativity, technology, and business.
Bikes, Buses, Trains & Walkable Spaces by Troy Fasilakis, Brooklyn Museum
Bikes, Buses, Trains & Walkable Spaces by Troy Fasilakis invites contemplation of New York City’s urban design. While public spaces and transit are among the things that make NYC great, 76% of the city’s public space is dedicated to the movement and storage of cars. If this space, even a fraction of it, can be better utilized to serve the people who live here — from parks to tree canopies, to subways to bike lanes — the city can create a more sustainable and equitable future for its residents by putting their health, safety, and the environment first.
About the Artist: A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, a graphic designer at the Brooklyn Museum, and a board member of AIGA NY, Troy Vasilakis is an energetic designer residing in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
