Arts/Graphic Design/History

Arts / Graphic Design / History /

The History of Graphic Design category is for sites pertaining to the notable people, processes and events of the past which have greatly impacted the profession and study of graphic design. This category may include sites that have examples, analysis, or descriptions of noteworthy printed designs, influential art movements, typography, multimedia, illustration, photography, advertising, commercial art, publishing, and related visual communications.

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Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?

Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television campaigns.

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4,578,706
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Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in ...

View an international collection of travel brochures, airline and ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and publications.

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790,082
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4,600
10,700
374

April Greiman: Made in Space

Visit the home page of this pioneering woman who helped introduce the computer vernacular to design through experimental mergers of type and image.

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7,716,853
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431
32
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Unimark International

Read about the formation, success and eventual decline of the design firm founded by Ralph Eckerstrom, former design director for Container Corporation of America, and Massimo Vignelli.

3
6,821,986
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1,880
156
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American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Archives

Browse, search and view selections from a contemporary collection of thousands of design pieces which have been awarded recognition or honored by the AIGA.

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34,440
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145,000
30,100
31

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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21,526
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3,010,000
190
11

Docs Populi

View the home page of Lincoln Cushing, Cuban poster artist, with his collections of oppositional visual art, political propaganda, and related writings.

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1,655,331
NA
9,550
3,870
604

Pushpin Group

Explore the graphic and illustrative work of Seymour Chwast, one of the founding members of the iconic Push Pin Studios in 1954, along with Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel.

5
2,826,945
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607
70
719

Design Encyclopedia

Browse a growing index of design contributions and influences from around the world.

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939,670
54,122
12,000
2,220
1

The Society promotes and supports the study of design history. Its activities include the publication of a journal and newsletter, an annual conference, management of a discussion list, grants and prizes for research, and awards ...

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5,224,137
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