Category: Arts :: Graphic design - 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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 links to influential designers. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » Paul Rand: Graphic Designer Read an interview of this past influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy and design education. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » The History of PostScript Learn the story of modern PostScript technology and its impact on the publishing industry. hits 1 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » The Italian Futurist Book View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's innovative uses of typography and graphic design, from the years 1909-1944. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » The Media History Project A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the history of mediated communication. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » Timeline for Graphic Design History 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » Unimark International: A history of the world's largest design and marketing fir 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. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote » University of Florida Rare Book Collection Examine labeled specimens of typography and book design from the 15th - 20th centuries. hits 0 | votes | rank: 8.00 | added: 15 Oct 2006 21:34:26 | broken | vote go to index -> Web directory