Rocky Mountain Gothic Golden Age American Railroad Travel Poster

Robert Meyers-Lussier · Digital Art - Digital Poster Art From Original Photography

Rocky Mountain Gothic: Golden Age American Railroad Travel Poster places the visual identity of the Plated Jams single inside the grand illustrated tradition that once sold the American West to travelers. The design draws on the lithographed tourism posters of the railroad era, when painted granite peaks, dense conifer slopes and a bright ribbon of route carried the invitation and the type sat over the sky in confident condensed serifs. Take the Long Way Through Colorado spans the upper third in deep green and burnt sienna, a period sedan with a Colorado plate rounds the curve below, and highway shields point left to Glen Haven and right to Estes Park. A Worth the Detour seal at the lower left carries a frosted cinnamon roll, an honest nod to the reason people take that particular road.