Loading AI tools
Design magazine in Weimar Germany (1910–1922) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Das Plakat (German: The Poster) was a design and art magazine published from 1910 to 1922 in Berlin, Weimar Germany. It was one of the early and influential publications on the art of posters and commercial art.[1]
Cover page of the magazine dated 1920 | |
| Editor-in-chief | Hans Sachs |
|---|---|
| Categories | Design magazine |
| Publisher |
|
| Founder | Hans Sachs |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Final issue | 1922 |
| Country | Weimar Germany |
| Based in | Berlin |
| Language | German |
Das Plakat was started by Hans Sachs in 1910.[2][3] Its founding publisher was the Verlag Das Plakat based in Berlin.[4] Between 1912 and 1921 it was published by Verlag Max Chiliburger.[1] The company was managed by Hans Sachs on instruction of the Verein der Plakatfreunde (German: Association of friends of the poster)[5] as the official media outlet of the association.[6] Sachs also edited the magazine which focused on the production of posters.[4] It also published the early examples of the political pictorial maps in November 1915.[7] These were the reproductions of two political cartoon maps of Europe which had been produced by Paul Hadol in 1870 and by Walter Trier.[7] Heinrich Inheim and Ernst Carl Bauer were among its contributors.[4]
Das Plakat sold only 200 copies at the beginning, but later it managed to sell 5,000 copies.[6] It ceased publication in 1922.[6]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
