After winning the poster competition to promote the Concours Lépine in 1955, Lefor-Openo received a few noteworthy commissions for other Parisian events, including this design for the Second European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championship. The image is representative of most generic poster design of the period, with simple, sans-serif text (sharp typography without flourishes) and a nondescript composition that could advertise any number of sporting events. It bears very little resemblance to the style for which Lefor-Openo would become known within a year, and was most likely produced with strong direction from the sponsoring organization, allowing the designers little room for creativity.