History
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.
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 Oc…
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 …
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 project…
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 limite…
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.
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 Pres…
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.
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.
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 public…
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,…
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.
Parkland College - GDS 131 Graphic Design History
Review an online course given by Parkland College's Fine & Applied Arts Department in Champaign, Illinois. Survey 12 major graphic styles since 1890. Includes timeline and link…
Paul Rand: Graphic Designer
Read an interview of this past influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy and design education.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The History of PostScript
Learn the story of modern PostScript technology and its impact on the publishing industry.
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