» About: Graphic Design: History - View condensed timelines spanning tens of thousands of years, from the first known visual communication to the computer age of today.
» 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.
» Art of Persuasion - Read a critical analysis of American advertising and design during the early 20th century. View samples.
» 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.
» Design Encyclopedia - Browse a growing index of design contributions and influences from around the world.
» Design History Society - 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 for events.
» Docs Populi - View the home page of Lincoln Cushing, Cuban poster artist, with his collections of oppositional visual art, political propaganda, and related writings.
» Flickr: Photos from Alki1 - View personal image collections from a contributor. Sets of images range from American and Bauhaus to Russian Constructivist and Swiss International design.
» Museum of Modern Art: Aleksandr Rodchenko - The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents the history and work of one of the leading Russian artists in the period following the Revolution of October 1917.
» P.R. Incorporated: Graphic Design History - Read an account of design history from cave paintings and the first books to the genesis of printing and the design qpplications that extend to the computer age.
» 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.
» Salon: Tibor Kalman - The obituary of this innovative designer, best known for the work he created with his New York design firm and his brief editorship of Colors magazine.
» Typotheque: Articles: Design History - Browse a variety of articles from authors such as Ellen Lupton and Steven Heller, collected by this type foundry based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
» 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.
» University of Florida: Graphic Design: Typography - Examine typographic specimens in book designs from the 15th to 20th centuries. From the Rare Book Collection of the Department of Special Collections.
» Website About Corporate Identity - View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines, agencies, and recommended texts.
» Wikipedia: Dada - Read about the history, literature and design characteristics of this anti-art cultural movement that grew from World War II to 1920.
» Wikipedia: El Lissitzky - Read about the life and works of this Russian avant-gardist who helped develop Suprematism and influenced architecture, literature, art, photography and design.
» Wikipedia: Graphic Design - Read an account of early and modern graphic design history in this encyclopedia article. View sample images.
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