The Mad Men of Europe

I am a fan of the tv show Mad Men, the era gets me. Drinking etiquette and such things 😎 ok jokes aside the art, the design the culture everything changed after the second world war. Inspired by that show and some posters I stumbled upon a few days ago I wanted to show a bit of the flare from the 50s and 60s and earlier times. The only difference these were made on the other side of the globe and are the product of a communist country.

The country was Yugoslavia, especially during the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some have a sentiment others hatred towards the old federation of socialist states in south-east Europe. I really don't have an opinion the question if communism is good or bad is really not the topic of this post. The posters I will show to you are great pieces of art, the ideas, the styles are fascinating. The places shown in some posters are manly in today's Croatia as it was part of the socialist federation.

The posters are not just propaganda material but have a huge artistic significance. Most of them were the creation of famous Croatian artist and designers. A lot of them have or had their material shown own exhibitions not just in our capital Zagreb but all over the world. Some of them are Edo Murtić, Andrija Maurović, Milan Vulpe, and Boris Ljubičić.

To sget to your destination you had to take the JAT or Yugoslav Air Transport, the 60s. Source

JAT poster by Hans WagulaSource</center

Or you took the boat to one of the islands, Adriatic services 1938. Source

Sarajevo, the poster is giving an oriental vibe. Source

Crikvenica in the north Adriatic. Source

Travel poster, Crikvenica 30s. Source

Travel poster Rab island in the north Adriatic. Source

Visit Split, 30s. Source

Travel poster Dubrovnik, Source

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Winter resort for the off season. Source

To finish the post some nudity, Vrnjačke Banje Serbia. Source

A short view of advertisement from a communist country from the golden age.

If you have any questions please leave a comment below. If you like what you saw check of some of my other posts a bit on the historic side. About a plane, a house, and a clay figurine.

I really love the marketing designs from those ages too. It's colorfull and it makes me happy. great post. thx.

It is true the designs of the time were new after WWII a lot changed and it is best shown through the advertising world.

These are really good. What a shame I never saw them before. Thanks for sharing this with the world :)

There pretty hard to find on the internet, just a few. Most galleries have exhibitions about them in Zagreb.

Lijepo je vidjeti postere nekadašnje malo drukčije države i kako je to izgledalo. Malo se toga sjećam jer sam rođen 80-tih ali nekako žalim za nekim aspektima toga vremena.

Ljepo su dizajnirani, spoj komercijalnog i moderene umjetnosti. Super su i reklamni plakati proizvoda sa naši prostora.

Your post is amazing
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I love those old posters, everyone seems so happy on them :)

Yes they really do but the artwork is also interesting

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