People‘s Graphic Design Archive
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Peace Corps logo by Thomas Miller, 1961 archived by @brocketthorne
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50th Anniversary Cherokee National Holiday Celebration program cover, designed by Dorothy Tidwell Sullivan in 2002 archived by UFxDesign from TheCherokeeHoliday . com Commemorates the signing of 1839 Cherokee Nation Constitution, celebrated in Oklahoma over Labor Day Weekend.”
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Choose your holiday card by Guy Berard, c. 1999 “A small black and white card using standard holiday logos with boxes below to indicate a choice. About 2" x 4" printed on white cardstock.”
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Sea Ranch Holiday card, 1956 designed by Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
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Compilation vinyl album of holiday broadway songs, 1958 From Jess W’s personal collection
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1998 R.E.M. Fan Club Holiday Gift Package designed by Bruce Licher from University of Georgia Special Collections. archived by Julie Spivey “For many years, members of rock band R.E.M.’s official fan club received an annual holiday gift package filled with various custom items.“
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We Kindle These Lights (Hanukkah), 1961 by Ben Shahn (American, b. Lithuania, 1898–1969) Uploaded by @briarlevit
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Ben Shahn, "We Kindle These Lights" (Hanukkah), 1961
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Doolittle is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released on April 17, 1989. Uploaded by Hao Design by Vaughan Oliver Photography by Simon Larbalestier
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This spacecraft (Pioneer 10 + 11) plaque communicates various ideas about humans and Earth in the event that it was discovered by extraterrestrial life. Uploaded by Michael Durkin _______________ Design: Carl Sagan, Frank Drake, Jon Lomberg Illustration: Linda Salzman Sagan
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Avon Bubble bath box designed c.late 1960s(?) The bubble bath was housed in a container that looked like a silver bauble ornament.
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Holiday cookbooks by Peter Pauper Press, with pictures by Vee Guthrie, 1950s
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A few winter-themed works by WPA designer Dorothy Waugh, 1930s
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Elaine Lustig Cohen’s Hanukkah invitation, 1964
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Didn’t I Promise You the Moon? illustration by Franklin Morse from May 1969 Archived by Marco Guzman Social Media Post by @eve.sage.art In a combination of journalism & poetic commentary, Morse illustrated the climate just before the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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9th Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts, 1975 poster by Morteza Momayez archived by Tuyen Lieng for History ofGraphic Design course at Farmingdale State College—SUNY professor Professor Keyghobadi @RoshanakKeyghobadi
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Coastal Woman: Periodicals of the Women's Antifascist Front, 1940s archived by Irma Puskarevic @IrmaPuskarevic "…periodical aimed to inform, mobilise, and politically educate women, encouraging their active participation in the antifascist struggle."
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Title sequence for Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby 1968 by Wayne Fitzgerald archived by Charlotte “Backed by the eerie singing of Mia Farrow, the sequence uses a neon pink script atop dreary but beautiful shots of NYC. The script creates contrast against the grey images.”
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State Parks poster by Dorothy Waugh, 1938.
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Hundred Seeds of Ruby book cover illustrated by Janet Mikhaeeli for the poet Mostafa Rahmandoost, 1998. کتاب عنوان: صد دانه یاقوت شاعر: مصطفی رحماندوست تصویرگر: ژانت میخائیلی سال: ۱۳۷۷ archived by @roshanakkeyghobadi
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¡La Gran Calavera! De Emiliano Zapata (The Great Skeleton of Emiliano Zapata). Broadside depicting revolutionary Emiliano Zapata illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1900.
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FILM Quarterly, Extra Supplement, designed by Kiyoshi Awazu,1971 季刊フィルム1971年臨時増刊 archived by Xin.
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Soviet Cinema, No. 1 publication cover designed by Varvara Stepanova, 1927. Archived by @briarlevit “This cover of Soviet Cinema, No. 1 shows Kaufman on roller skates carrying a portable movie camera. Kaufman was Dziga Vertov's cameraman.”
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The Black Cat cover, 1890
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Ecstasy Garage Presents the K Connection designed by Eddie Ed, 1980. “Designed by Eddie Ed ‘The Flyer Lord / Prince of the Flyer,’ brother of Buddy Esquire, this flyer features a portrait of Kenny Ken printed on striking chartreuse paper.” (from Boo Hooray)
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Horizonte (November 1926 Issue), archived by Jeannette “Through the suggestion of regrouping or retreating, this cover emphasizes Mexican revolutionaries who fought and showed resilience.”
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I Shop Therefore I Am Barbara Kruger, 1990
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Humming Arrows Newsletter Covers, Stanford American Indian Organization, 1970s + 80s. Archived by Sophia Kaady. “The Stanford American Indian Organization formed on October 21, 1970. Native student representation grew from the 2 admitted students in 1894, to 14 in 1968, and 68 in 1984.”
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Ours…to fight for: freedom from want poster by Norman Rockwell, 1943 from the World War Poster Collection at UNT Libraries
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Lincoln vs Howard program, 1946. archived by Clinton Carlson image from University of Notre Dame Library "Both schools are historically black universities yet the designer chose to or was limited to selecting an image of a football player of apparent caucasian descent."
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Pumpkin-shaped Menu, 1906 from The New York Public Library’s menu collection, archived by @marybanas
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iPod Silhouettes Ads by TBWA/Chiat/Day, 2003 Archived by Juan Figueroa-Badel Visually striking and placed all over cities, these simple but intense designs are a staple of advertising from early 2000s
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Wizard of Oz Sheet Music This sheet music predates the film (1902). Lyrics are by the book's author with music by Paul Tietjens.
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📚 Help us write the history of design! The PGDA is a crowd-sourced archive that captures the stories, artifacts, and movements that shaped our field. By donating, you’re preserving the history of graphic design for generations to come.
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Totes are here! A limited number of tote bags are available free for all donations of $50 or more. Link in bio to donate now! 📚 Help us write the history of design! Please donate today!
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Graphics of the Women's Liberation Union, 1970s archived by UFxDesign @ufdesigners @dr__dori “The Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1969–77) was one of the most significant socialist feminist organizations during the second wave feminist movement.”
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Woman! Learn to read and write! Женщина! Учись грамоте!, 1923 from Harvard’s Special Collections Archived by Hannah S. Soviet propaganda poster promoting womens’ literacy in the 1920s.
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野性時代 (Wild Age) November 1976 Cover by Eiko Ishioka archived by Sarah Mull “Published by Kadokawa Shoten, Yasei Jidai was a magazine which discussed the various problems urbanites faced at the time.”
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Pamoja Gallery Promotion by Bill Howell, 1968. archived by Haley Love. “Included in Dorothy Jackson's "The Black Experience in Graphic Design" article from Print Magazine 1968 which included interviews w/ 5 black graphic designers”
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Chidoriya Cuddlefish Promotion, 1920 archived by Michelle Fong “This advertisement uses colors that appealed to the moga (modern girls) and mobo (modern boys), trying to attract a younger audience to buy cuddlefish snacks”
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Tokyo Health Club CD designed by Sasaki Shun and Sakakibara Midori, 2013 archived by Dalton
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Totes are here! A limited number of tote bags are available free for all donations of $50 or more. Link in bio to donate now! 📚 Help us write the history of design! Please donate today!
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Mozart Sneezes poster by Milton Glaser, for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 1982 archived by Lulu “example of frame-by-frame narrative depicting Austrian composer Mozart in semi-realistic style, except the 5th frame where the lines are jagged to depict the sneeze."
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New York Subway Signs by Bob Noorda (Unimark International), 1966 Archived by Team 3 One of the most appreciated projects in design history, the redesign of NY’s subway signage is still iconic.
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Social media most by @eve.sage.art
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Solo Calligraphy Exhibition Poster of and by Yuri Gulitov. 2007 Archived by Elli Nesterovsky
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Karl Mann Associates Sample Book By Jack Lenor Larsen and William Skilling 1969 Archived by UF x Design
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Book cover series by Mark O’Connor 1985 Archived by Briar Levit
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Philips Autoradio ad by Harry Marks 1980
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