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The New Zealand Graphic Design Archive - Research projects,
interviews, and an image database about New Zealand design from
the School of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology.
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Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads? - Profile of book which
is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television
campaigns, with information on how to purchase it.
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The Stamp Gallery of Czech and Slovak Graphic Art -
Information on stamp designing and engraving as part of the Czech
and Slovak graphic art in general.
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The National Graphic Design Image Database - Search an online
database of documentary resources related to the history of visual
communication in the twentieth century. Maintained by the Herb
Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography in the Cooper Union
School of Art, USA.
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Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera -
View an international collection of historic travel brochures,
airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps,
luggage labels, advertising, and graphic design publications from
the 1920s and 1930s.
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Posters American Style - View major posters from the last
century. Learn about their design, printing and historical impact
on culture. Includes audio. Collection by the Smithsonian American
Art Museum.
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The Italian Futurist Book - View an exhibition showcasing
Futurism's innovative uses of typography and graphic design, from
the years 1909-1944.
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Timeline for Graphic Design History - View a timeline of
significant events from the start of the Industrial Revolution in
the 1820's to the use of web browsers in the 1990's.
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The History of PostScript - Learn the story of modern
PostScript technology and its impact on the publishing industry.
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Dr. Leslie and the Composing Room - Research the 1934 - 1942
biography of Dr. Leslie of New York City, including the Composing
Room, PM and AD magazine archives, the A-D gallery, and video
interviews.
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A Brief History of Type - Read an essay discussing the times,
technologies, and forms of type.
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Finding Historical Typefaces on the Web - Find accurate
digital revivals of historic typefaces by designers such as Claude
Garamond, circa 1540.
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Type and Typography - Read basic essays on the history of type
including designers, printing, and technology.
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Steven Heller - Read a brief biography about this educator,
art director, writer and designer who is considered to be an
authority on the history of graphic design.
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The Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age -
Read a critical analysis of the history of American advertising
and graphic design during the early 20th century. View samples.
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AIGA Resource Archives - View a list of design history
archives and resources from the American Institute of Graphic
Arts. Includes contact info for collections housed in libraries of
schools and museums.
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University of Florida Rare Book Collection - Examine labeled
specimens of typography and book design from the 15th - 20th
centuries.
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The Bauhaus - Learn about the Post World War I German school
that influenced design and typography through the ideal of art and
technology integration.
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The Media History Project - A timeline, graphics, and short
articles guide you through the history of mediated communication.
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Design History Discussion List - Text-based forum for design
issues, local information, and reviews by the Design History
Society in the U.K. Limited graphic design content.
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American Sign Museum - Learn about the history of the sign
industry and its contribution to commerce and the American
landscape. Read museum news, view online exhibits, and research
biographies, related events, book reviews, and sites. Includes
topical forum.
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The Swiss Poster Collection - See more than 300 posters from
1971 to the present by designers such as J. Müller-Brockmann and
Wolfgang Weingart. Maintained by Carnegie Mellon University.
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Follow the Sun: Australian Travel Posters 1930s - 1950s - View
a colorful exhibit of 1930s - 1950s lithographs from the National
Library of Australia. Browse images by destination, symbol, style,
or artist.
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Salon Magazine: Tibor Kalman - Read the obituary of this
innovative designer, best known for the work he created with his
New York design firm, M&Co, and his brief editorship of Colors
magazine.
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Paul Rand: Graphic Designer - Read an interview of this past
influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique,
design philosophy and design education.
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Milton Glaser, Inc. - Learn about the firm and its
interdisciplinary, internationally known designer who co-founded
Pushpin Studios, New York Magazine, and the WBMG publication
design firm. See posters, illustration, and other projects.
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Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky - Explore the
Getty Research Institute site devoted to this modernist Russian
typographer, book designer, and architect. Includes chronology,
images, and links to related resources.
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April Greiman - Visit the page of this pioneering designer who
helped introduce the computer vernacular to graphic design through
experimental mergers of type and image. Find a link to her
projects.
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Design Archive Online - Review twentieth century magazine
design and photography with biographical profiles of designers. A
project of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the image
archives have limited access.
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The History of the CND Logo/Peace Symbol - Read an essay about
the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, or peace symbol,
designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom.
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Cuban Posters - View a collection of Cuban domestic, cultural,
Che, film, and anti-imperialist posters produced since the 1960s.
Read interview articles, browse a reading list, and buy prints and
postcards.
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Docs Populi - Documents for the Public - See the oppositional
artwork of Lincoln Cushing, a graphic artist involved in public
access to images of peace and justice. Includes links to Cuban
poster art and the Inkworks Press archives.
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Aleksandr Rodchenko MoMA Exhibition - The Museum of Modern
Art, New York presents the history and work of Aleksandr Rodchenko
(1891-1956), one of the leading Russian artists in the period
following the Revolution of October 1917.
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