Description: Das Plakat was launched in 1910 under the title Mitteilungen des Vereins der Plakatfreunde, and was the official publication of the Berlin-based Verein der Plakatfreunde, an association of poster collectors, dealers and designers, and others with an interest in the poster, founded by Hans Josef Sachs in 1905. The title changed to Das Plakat in January 1913. It started as a quarterly; became a bi-monthly in 1914; and a monthly in 1920. It ceased publication with the November-December 1921 issue. We have digitized all the issues, together with various special supplements. It is worth noting when using Das Plakat, that illustrations for some articles run on into the following article(s), which are may not be related. An example of this is ‘Schwedische Plakatkunst’ by Gregor Paulsson [an article on Swedish posters] in volume 8, nos.5-6, September-November 1917 pp. 233-241. The article contains 14 illustrations; a further 39 illustrations appear in the following article Das Plakat is generally considered to have been the most influential journal ever produced on the art of the poster. The founder and driving force behind the journal was Hans Josef Sachs (1881-1974), a Berlin dentist with a passionate interest in the poster. From about 1915 some of the minor articles are in the antiquated Gothic (Blackletter) script. We have given transliterations into modern German of the article titles and will provide transliterations of the whole articles at a later date We have added the dates and nationality of most of the designers whose work is illustrated. Further information about many of the designers is also given in the AHR net database Art + Architecture Profiles For the significance of Das Plakat, particularly its importance in the history of the poster, see the 2004 essay by Steven Heller ‘Graphic Design Magazines: Das Plakat’ https://www.typotheque.com/articles/graphic_design_magazines_das_plakat