Space posters: astronauts and retrofuturism
Astronauts, rockets and star charts in a retro 1950s and 1960s style: space posters capture the imagery of the space race with colors and typography from the era.
Key points
- 34 posters in the Space posters collection, the 20 from this article in the table below.
- From $21.00 in A4, up to $74.00 in A0, 5 sizes for each poster.
- Printed in the United States on demand, free delivery from $69.
The table
The 20 posters at a glance
Retrofuturism, a graphic style of its own
Space posters draw on the aesthetic of the 1950s and 1960s space race: bold colors, starry-sky gradients and typography inspired by posters of the era. The style is often called retrofuturist, a blend of futuristic imagination and old graphic codes.
The astronaut, a central figure
The silhouette of the astronaut in a spacesuit, alone before the vastness of space, appears on many posters, whether planting a flag on Mars or watching Earth in the reflection of a helmet. It embodies exploration and curiosity, in a style close to 1950s science fiction posters.
Rockets, comets and space exploration
Other posters show a rocket lifting off, a comet passing by or a planet like Mars, for a more dynamic mood, still in that warm retro palette or, on the contrary, in deep blues.
Star charts and constellations
The star chart poster offers another approach: a large circle of constellations behind a brass telescope, on a starry midnight blue, close to old astronomy plates.
Where to hang a space poster
This theme naturally fits in a child’s or teenager’s bedroom, an office or a hallway, on its own or paired with another poster from the same universe to make a small themed wall. The A3 size suits most walls; for a child’s bedroom with a smaller wall, A4 works just as well.
A futuristic metropolis, beyond space itself
The City of Tomorrow poster changes the setting: a city of slender towers under a ringed planet, with a couple walking on an elevated road, in pastels inspired by 1960s and 1970s science fiction covers, rather than an astronaut, a rocket or a star chart.
A ray gun, for a more playful register
The Zap into Action retro ray gun poster adds an object rather than a scene: an imaginary ray gun under the slogan Zap into Action, in a more playful register than the serious space exploration already described.
A whimsical planet in pastel colors
The pink-ringed planet fantasy universe poster changes the palette: pastel gradients and soft colors, for an imaginary planet rather than the planet Mars, already mentioned in a more realistic register.
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Frequently asked questions
You often ask us
What is a space or retrofuturist poster?
It’s a poster that draws on the imagery of the space race (astronaut, rocket, planet) with the graphic style of the 1950s and 1960s: bold colors and typography from the era.
Which room is best for an astronaut or rocket poster?
A child’s or teenager’s bedroom, an office or a hallway are the most common spots for this theme.
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