Design Articles based on this decade
Regional Histories, Ephemera, Illustration, Members Only Content
130 Kantō, Chūbu and Tōhoku Lottery Tickets, 1966 – 1971
A collected visual record of the Kanto, Chubu and Tohoku Lottery tickets.
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Illustration, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
84 Tickets from the Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery, Japan, 1974–82
A collected visual record of the first eight years of Japan’s Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery.
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Ephemera, Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content
100 Indian Matchbox Labels, c.1945–1975
100 Indian matchbox labels, c.1945–1975. Nationalist iconography, illustrated wildlife, and trade marks from small manufacturers across India
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design systems for international corporations by Henrion Design Associates
A 1971 portfolio and exhibition catalogue documenting the corporate identity work of Henrion Design Associates, a rare find revealing the full scope of FHK Henrion's branding practice.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content
Bob Salpeter – A Man of Ideas, Humour and Extensive Work
Bob Salpeter was trained by Paul Rand at IBM and educated in New York, at the School of Visual Arts and the School of Industrial Art. Salpeter went on to build an extensive and impressive career working with clients such as the American Museum of Natural History, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the American Cancer Society, Scott Printing and IBM.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Poster Design
Scanned Posters Designed by Michele Spera
Scanned posters by the great Michele Spera. Many use a strong use of geometric form, often paired with sans-serif typefaces like Helvetica. Their simplification of form and use of colour create timeliness, recognisable posters that would have stood out alongside the posters of the 1970s which tended to have a heavy use of photography.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content
Illustrating Sound: Hazy Osterwalder and Blues
An Anthology of Blues features a blend of typographic compositions and illustrations by Hans-Ulrich “Hazy” Osterwalder, alongside black and white photography, all working together in a limited palette of black and blue.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Illustrated Journeys: The Designs of Daniel Hamot
A while back, I bought a set of around 14 French travel guides produced by Shell that came in a leather pouch, each bearing the signature ‘D. Hamot.’ Determining the designer's full name proved to be a challenge. Their aesthetic could reflect the shifting design trends of the late 1960s.
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From the graphic design archive:
Forum, Vol 22. No. 04, 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Kees Nieuwenhuijzen
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Print, America’s Graphic Design Magazine, Vol 28, 03, May/June 1974
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Lopez Salpeter Inc.
- Year: 1974
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From the graphic design archive:
Neue Werbung, Vol 17, No 03, March 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Joachim Thamm
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Neue Werbung, Vol 17, No 04, April 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Helmut Wengler
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Neue Werbung, Vol 17, No 05, May 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Axel Bertram
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Neue Werbung, Vol 17, No 07, June 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Rudolf Grüttner
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Neue Werbung, Vol 17, No 09, September 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Herbert Grohmann
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Quarterly Design No. 93, Autumn 1973 (Issue No. 167)
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Ikuyoshi Shibukawa
- Year: 1973
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From the graphic design archive:
Quarterly Design No. 16, Winter 1976 (Issue No. 180)
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1976
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From the graphic design archive:
Quarterly Design No. 13, Spring 1976 (Issue No. 177)
- Format: Magazine
- Year: 1976
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From the graphic design archive:
Industrial Art News – Vol. 37, No. 04, April 1970
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Ikko Tanaka,
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Léger and Purist Paris, Tate Gallery, 1970
- Format: Exhibition Catalogue
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Pubblicità in Italia 1973-74, L’Ufficio Moderno, Milano, 1973
- Format: Book
- Designer/s: Franco Grignani
- Year: 1973
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From the graphic design archive:
Pubblicità in Italia 1976-77, L’Ufficio Moderno, Milano, 1976
- Format: Book
- Designer/s: Franco Grignani
- Year: 1976
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1974, Programme, 1974
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1974
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1970, Programme, 1970
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1970
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1978, Programme, 1978
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1978
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1975, Programme, 1975
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1975
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1973, Programme, 1973
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1973
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1972, Programme, 1972
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1972
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From the graphic design archive:
Edinburgh International Festival 1971, Programme, 1971
- Format: Programme
- Designer/s: Hans Schleger + Associates
- Year: 1971
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From the graphic design archive:
Audience, Vol 01, No 01, 1971
- Format: Journal
- Designer/s: Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser (Art Directors)
- Year: 1971
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From the graphic design archive:
Audience, Vol 01, No 02, 1971
- Format: Journal
- Designer/s: Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser (Art Directors)
- Year: 1971
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From the graphic design archive:
Audience, Vol 01, No 03, 1971
- Format: Journal
- Designer/s: Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser (Art Directors), John Salt (Cover)
- Year: 1971