Ronk, Nr, 21, 1926. Cover design by Peet Aren

1920s Graphic Design History

Graphic design from the archive designed and printed in the 1920s
Ronk, Nr, 21, 1926. Cover design by Peet Aren
Nobuyoshi Yamada Poster (Kriemhild's Revenge) 1925. Scanned from Modernism on Paper 1920s-30s Japanese Graphic Design, Rikuyosha, 2003
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1920s Publicity Design of the Shochikuza Theatre

Japan's first foreign film venue, Shochikuza Theatre (1923) is an icon of Modernism. Its Art Deco-influenced advertising, showcased in the 1925 Shochikuza News magazine, offers a glimpse into Japans influences from the West.
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 2, February 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 2, February 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 5, May 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 5, May 1925

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  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 17 Jahrgang, Heft 10, Oktober 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 17 Jahrgang, Heft 10, Oktober 1920

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, Heft 03, März 1921
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, Heft 03, März 1921

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1921
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Domas, 8, 1929
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Domas, 8, 1929

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1929
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Bulletin officiel des Cours professionnels,Typographic Parisienne, 61, Octobre 1926
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Bulletin officiel des Cours professionnels,Typographic Parisienne, 61, Octobre 1926

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1926
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 7, July 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 7, July 1920

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen - Nürnberger Sonderheft, Heft 8 : November 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen – Nürnberger Sonderheft, Heft 8 / November 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21. Jahrgang, Heft 10, October 1924
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21. Jahrgang, Heft 10, October 1924

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  • Year: 1924
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Guillaume Apollinaire: Sedící žena, 1925. Designed by Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicky.
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Guillaume Apollinaire: Sedící žena, 1925

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Karel Teige and Otakar Mrkvicky.
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, Heft 1, Januar 1921
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, Heft 1, Januar 1921

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1921
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 8, August 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 8, August 1920

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  • Year: 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 17 Jahrgang, Heft 7, Juli 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 17 Jahrgang, Heft 7, Juli 1920

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  • Year: 1920
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De Tampon, February 1925, School voor de Grafische Vakken, Utrecht
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De Tampon, February 1925, School voor de Grafische Vakken, Utrecht

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: A.J Blom
  • Year: 1925
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Festschrift No. 3 - 2. Bundesfest Nürnberg 18.-21. Juli 1929
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Festschrift No. 3 – 2. Bundesfest Nürnberg 18.-21. Juli 1929

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1929
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Commercial Art Vol 4, No 12, November 1925. Front illustration by Frank Gayton
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Commercial Art Vol 4, No 12, November 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Frank Gayton
  • Year: 1925
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Graphische Revue, Heft 3, Mai-Juni 1925
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Graphische Revue, Heft 3, Mai-Juni 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Commercial Art Vol 4, No 10, August 1925. Cover design by Anna Zinkeisen
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Commercial Art Vol 4, No 10, August 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Anna Zinkeisen
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 11, Novemebr 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 11, Novemebr 1920

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  • Year: 1920
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Commercial Art Vol 5, no 4, March 1926. Illustration by Horace Taylor
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Commercial Art Vol 5, no 4, March 1926

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Horace Taylor
  • Year: 1926
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Commercial Art Vol 2, No 16, February 1924
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Commercial Art Vol 2, No 16, February 1924

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1924
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Commercial Art Vol 4, November 1923
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Commercial Art Vol 4, November 1923

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1922
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21 Jahrgang, Sirbentes Heft, July 1924
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21 Jahrgang, Sirbentes Heft, July 1924

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  • Year: 1924
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, German Book Printers Special, 1921
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 18 Jahrgang, German Book Printers Special, 1921

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  • Year: 1921
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Latvian Youth - Journal for school and home, No.2, 46, October 1928. Cover design by Niklāvs Strunke
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Latvijas Jaunatne – Journal for school and home, No.2, 46, October 1928

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Niklāvs Strunke
  • Year: 1928
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Ronk, Nr, 21, 1926. Cover design by Peet Aren
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Ronk, Nr, 21, 1926

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Peet Aren
  • Year: 1926
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Sonderheft Vertretertag, September 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Sonderheft Vertretertag, September 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 10, October 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 16 Jahrgang, Heft 10, October 1920

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  • Year: 1920
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21. Jahrgang, Heft 8, August 1924
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 21. Jahrgang, Heft 8, August 1924

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  • Year: 1924
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1924. Cover design by Hanne Maria Rudert
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1924

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hanne Maria Rudert
  • Year: 1924
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The Studio, Vol 97, June 1929. Cover design by Edward McKnight Kauffer
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The Studio, Vol 97, June 1929

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Edward McKnight Kauffer
  • Year: 1929
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De Tampon, March 1925, School voor de Grafische Vakken, Utrecht
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De Tampon, March 1925, School voor de Grafische Vakken, Utrecht

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Posters and Publicity 1929, Commercial Art Annual, The Studio, 1929
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Posters and Publicity 1929, Commercial Art Annual, The Studio, 1929

  • Format: Book
  • Year: 1929
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 22 Jahrgang, Achtes Heft, August 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, 22 Jahrgang, Achtes Heft, August 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 12, December 1925
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Typographische Mitteilungen, Zweiundzwanzigster Jahrgang, Heft 12, December 1925

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1925
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Die Neue Typographie, Bildungsverband der Deutschen Buchdrucker, 1928
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Die Neue Typographie, Bildungsverband der Deutschen Buchdrucker, 1928

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Jan Tschichold
  • Year: 1928
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