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Postmodern style

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Postmodern style

Mark Adams's 1991 poster series for Telecom was a remarkable example of postmodernism. Adams has played with aural symbolism, stripping text through photographs and into curves to form sound waves.

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Hamish Thompson, Graphic design – The digital age, 1980s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/43811/postmodern-style (accessed 22 June 2026).

Story by Hamish Thompson, published 13 December 2013.