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Star Wars galaxy posters

David Pescovitz at 9:11 am Tue, Feb 9, 2010

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Justin Van Genderen designed a sharp series of minimalist posters representing various locations in the Star Wars galaxy. Terrific work! (via Laughing Squid)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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  • Hanglyman

    I’m impressed with the accuracy. Everyone knows it’s the forest moon of Endor rather than just Endor, but “sixth planet of the Hoth system” rather than just Hoth? That’s dedication.

    • Marshall

      I like the accuracy too. Am I the only one who has ever wondered how crappy the other six planets in the Hoth system would have to be as hideouts for the rebels to set themselves up on an essentially featureless iceball?

  • Anonymous

    These are rad. Discovered they are available as prints and posters by the artist:

    http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=0af68378-f664-4704-96f0-c2e17b729b35

  • Anonymous

    Where’s Alderaan? …oh yah, nevermind.

  • arkizzle / Moderator

    Quite similar to:

    http://www.zazzle.com/visit_the_ice_caves_of_hoth_poster-228257021349875330

    http://www.zazzle.com/see_the_deserts_of_tatooine_poster-228227648203412475

    If you haven’t seen the StarWars range on Zazzle, check it out, they have some really nice (and tongue-in-cheek) designs:
    http://www.zazzle.com/star+wars+gifts

  • ElizabethColeman

    @elleomnom
    I’m pretty sure they did sell them. Seeing those pictures gave me flashbacks to high school trigonometry, where the teacher had those very posters on the back wall. That was an awesome, awesome class, even though I sucked at trig.

  • Anonymous

    Sweeet… Really nice work.
    I had created a art deco star wars poster a while back. threw it up on flicker to share once I saw this post.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/27680143@N02/4345095152/

    Keep em comin!

    • AirPillo

      That’s awesome! You get a heart too! ❤

    • David Pescovitz

      @Anonymous #12, Magnificent!

  • springdc

    Reminds me a bit of QMx’s two sets of Firefly/Serenity inspired travel posters.

    http://store.quantummechanix.com/Blue-Sun-Travel-Posters_p_24.html

    http://store.quantummechanix.com/Blue-Sun-Travel-Poster-Set–Series-2_p_81.html

  • AirPillo

    I’m glad I’m not alone in thinking of Star Tours when I saw these.

    I love Star Tours ❤

  • elleomnom

    There are some gorgeous “travel” posters in the Star Tours ride at Disneyland. Always wondered why these weren’t put up for sale:

    http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Antdog_010/Star%20Wars%20StarTours%20Posters/IMG_SW_StarTours_Posters.jpg

    http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Antdog_010/Star%20Wars%20StarTours%20Posters/IMG_SW_StarTours_Posters2.jpg

    http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Antdog_010/Star%20Wars%20StarTours%20Posters/IMG_SW_StarTours_Posters3.jpg

  • scionofgrace

    These are gorgeous. I love the Tatooine one – the suns just seem to glow.

  • Walks

    Gorgeous!

    I did something similar, exploring the question of what the posters might have looked like had Star Wars been released in earlier decades.

    http://www.russellwalks.com/walksretrocollection.jpg

    These images are licensed, and several are available as posters. They’ll also be seen in Topps Ciompany’s upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy 5 set of trading cards.

    smaller image here:

    http://www.russellwalks.com/walksretrocollectionb.jpg

  • Anonymous

    Highly awesome. Must…have…Tshirt…

  • LostCatSoda

    Harkens to those great throwbackish posters when you exit Star Tours. Would love to find some stuff like this to put in the toddler’s room…. subtle Star Wars conditioning

  • Rich Keller

    A while ago, I wondered who would have been cast in Star Wars if it had been made in the late 30s or early 40s.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8426503@N04/3685817528/in/photostream/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8426503@N04/3685008447/in/photostream/

  • Anonymous

    I wish that they had posters for Naboo and Kamino.