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A couple of old Jamaican Party posters


I thought I'd share a bit of my inspiration for the Jamaica series starting with some old Jamaican party posters. You can still see similar posters around Ja if you keep your eyes open.


However the more modern party advertising style has embraced the digital age as has the language and tone of imagery used. Messages and names have become much more provocative. 


"Where pictures tell the story of the upcoming show today, words were the preferred medium of the early promoters. That was to change 11 years ago." Leighton Williams, Staff Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner