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.
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.
The Media History Project A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the history of mediated communication.
Design History Discussion List Text-based forum for design issues, local information, and reviews by the Design History Society in the UK. Limited graphic design content.
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.
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.
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.
Paul Rand: Graphic Designer Read an interview of this past influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy and design education.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The History of PostScript Learn the story of modern PostScript technology and its impact on the publishing industry.
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.
A Website about Corporate Identity View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines, agencies, and recommended texts.
AIGA Design 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.
