Top 5 Poster Gifts

Little Friends of Printmaking: Read JS Review | Buy It ($20 – $30; shown as 4)

As it turns out, the pair running Little Friends of Printmaking not only make a killer poster, they also seem to have a lot of friends themselves. This probably means that they’re very nice, and we’d rather support killer posters and niceness than (enter interchangeable presidential candidate here) any day.

Yee-Haw Industries: Read JS Review | Buy It (prices vary; shown as 1)

The antique letter-pressed prints of Yee-Haw industries have been grabbing the attention of PRINT and The Wall Street Journal for years. Even though I can’t guarantee that the people that come through my house read either of those publications (or read at all, now that I think about it), nothing short of a naked elf would draw more eyes than something by this Knoxville-based company.

Standard Motion: Read JS Review | Buy It ($16 – $150; shown as 3)

Jon Stetzen’s posters have been making us smile since 2005. These days, they might even make your baby smile. Life is sweet, no?

Richard Goodall Underground Shop: Read JS Review | Buy It (PRICE; shown as 2)

Yes, we mentioned this one in another Top 5 post. However; they stock every concert poster ever made. Or at least the pretty ones. It’s paradise.

Hero Design Studio: Read JS Review | Buy It ($30 up; shown as 5)

Hero Design Studio’s posters are softer, cleaner, and a bit more elegant than your classic concert memorabilia. That said, they’re all incredibly beautiful, and perfect for the more mature poster enthusiast in your posse. Heather’s got one and she’s way mature. [ed note: uh, three, actually, and one of them is an artist’s proof. Evidence of my maturity is further demonstrated in my inclination towards snotty editorial sidenotes.]