The History of Graphic Design category is for sites pertaining to the notable people, processes and events of the past which have greatly impacted the profession and study of graphic design. This category may include sites that have examples, analysis, or descriptions of noteworthy printed designs, influential art movements, typography, multimedia, illustration, photography, advertising, commercial art, publishing, and related visual communications.- Category ID : 5401
View an international collection of travel brochures, airline and ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and publications.
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.
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.
A project of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the image archives focus on significant American graphic designers active from the 1920s to the 1950s. Selected contemporary designers working in the modernist traditions are also included.
View the home page of Lincoln Cushing, Cuban poster artist, with his collections of oppositional visual art, political propaganda, and related writings.
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.
Read about the life and works of this Russian avant-gardist who helped develop Suprematism and influenced architecture, literature, art, photography and design.
View personal image collections from a contributor. Sets of images range from American and Bauhaus to Russian Constructivist and Swiss International design.
The Society promotes and supports the study of design history. Its activities include the publication of the Journal of Design History and newsletter, an annual conference, management of a discussion list, grants and prizes for research, and awards for events.
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.