Knowledge: history
See Also:
- arts → art history
- arts → art history → periods and movements
- kids and teens → arts → graphic design → history
- recreation → antiques → posters
- shopping → antiques and collectibles → advertising collectibles
- shopping → antiques and collectibles → ephemera
Links
- Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?
http://www.greatvwads.com/ - Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television campaigns, with information on how to purchase it.
- Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ - 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.
- The Italian Futurist Book
http://www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html - View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's innovative uses of typography and graphic design, from the years 1909-1944.
- Timeline for Graphic Design History
http://www.mkgraphic.com/basic.html - 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.
- Dr. Leslie and the Composing Room
http://www.drleslie.com/index.shtml - 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.
- University of Florida Rare Book Collection
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/art3283c/index.htm - Examine labeled specimens of typography and book design from the 15th - 20th centuries.
- Design History Discussion List
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-history.html - 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
http://www.signmuseum.com/ - 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
http://swissposters.library.cmu.edu/Swiss/home.html - 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.
- Follow the Sun: Australian Travel Posters 1930s - 1950s
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/sun/ - View a colorful exhibit of 1930s - 1950s lithographs from the National Library of Australia. Browse images by destination, symbol, style, or artist.
- Paul Rand: Graphic Designer
http://www.mkgraphic.com/paulrand00.html - Read an interview of this past influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy and design education.
- April Greiman
http://www.aprilgreiman.com/ - 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
http://design.rit.edu/ - 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
http://www.cnduk.org/INFORM~1/symbol.htm - Read an essay about the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, or peace symbol, designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom.
- Aleksandr Rodchenko MoMA Exhibition
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1998/rodchenko/ - 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.
- Parkland College - GDS 131 Graphic Design History
http://virtual.parkland.edu/gds/131/ - 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 links to influential designers.
- Posters American Style
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/index.html - 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
http://users.ncrvnet.nl/mstol - View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines, agencies, and recommended texts.
- Unimark International: A history of the world's largest design and marketing firm, 1964-77
http://www.unimark-international.com - Read about the formation, successes and eventual decline of the design firm founded by Ralph Eckerstrom, former design director for Container Corporation of America, and Massimo Vignelli.
- The Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA99/piazza/portfolio/adweb/ - Read a critical analysis of the history of American advertising and graphic design during the early 20th century. View samples.
- AIGA Design Archives
http://designarchives.aiga.org/ - 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.
- Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/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.
- The Media History Project
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/ - A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the history of mediated communication.
- Docs Populi - Documents for the Public
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~lcush/ - 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.
- Salon Magazine: Tibor Kalman
http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/05/19/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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